“What Mark Rutte has done for the VVD and for the Netherlands can hardly be expressed in words. It is his shoulders that I can stand on if I can succeed him as party leader,” said Yesilgöz in ‘De Telegraaf’. She says she is ready to make the Netherlands stronger and more resilient. “Safer, more prosperous and ready for the future. With an eye and ear for the interests of the people for whom we do it, the inhabitants of the Netherlands.”
The justice minister also says he is ready for the prime ministership. “As far as you can be fully prepared for this role in advance. But I’ve done a lot of different portfolios and held a lot of political roles over the years. I now bring a mountain of experience with me, including being able to quickly master content and information. That provides a solid basis to continue working on,” she says in ‘De Telegraaf’.
The minister who has been outgoing since this weekend said on Tuesday that she does not yet know whether she will make a shot at the VVD party leadership. “I’m still thinking about that myself. At the moment I am not going to say much about that at all,” Yesilgöz said smiling to NOS.
Yesilgöz is one of the main VVD members who is mentioned to become party leader. Some contenders have already dropped out. For example, parliamentary party chairman Sophie Hermans announced on Tuesday evening that she did not want to become a party leader. Edith Schippers announced on Monday that she was not available and Klaas Dijkhoff and Jeanine Hennis are also not interested. Besides Yesilgöz, only former Member of Parliament André Bosman has reported. But his chances are not considered great.