Donner is a former Minister of Justice, Social Affairs and Employment and the Interior and Kingdom Relations. He is also a former vice president of the Council of State. He is also Minister of State. In a debate on the stranded, second formation attempt on Thursday, the city council came to the conclusion that an adviser ‘who stands above the parties’ is needed to pull the formation out of the doldrums.
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This week scouts Joost Sneller and Annelien Bredenoord presented their final report. Eight of the more than forty majority coalitions that were possible failed due to one or more objections from the parties. According to the scouts, the parties ‘lacked the political will to step over their own shadow and join forces’. Earlier, professor Geerten Boogaard and former MP Gert-Jan Oplaat attempted to form a coalition with the largest party, Hart voor Den Haag. The corruption investigation of the Public Prosecution Service into former aldermen Richard de Mos and Rachid Guernaoui stands in the way. PvdA, GroenLinks and D66 refuse to cooperate as long as this investigation is ongoing.
The Hague City Council relies on Donner’s expertise to come up with sound advice. No time is wasted: Donner will start work on Friday immediately after his appointment.