The formation is back to square one now that Pieter Omtzigt of NSC has indicated that he will not continue with the formation talks. Things went wrong with finances and with pieces that were not delivered on time, but it soon became clear that the tension at the formation table had become so great that Omtzigt no longer saw any benefit in collaboration.
In The Hague Affairs, Philip de Witt Wijnen and Lamyae Aharouay reconstruct the formation failure. You will hear what preceded Omtzigt’s decision not to discuss his (possible) reasons for that decision, and about the role of informant Ronald Plasterk. And we discuss how things will proceed now that this phase in the formation has finally been completed.
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- Guests:
- Lamyae Aharouay and Philip de Witt Wijnen
- Presentation:
- Guus Valk
- Editorial & production:
- Iris Verhulsdonk and Ignace Schoot
- Edit:
- Jeroen Jaspers
- Photo:
- Bart Maat