The 19-year-old Floor is short and concisely. “It’s a mess there.” Sevval (21) is quite clear when she is asked to give a figure to the previous cabinet. “A big 3. I am not satisfied. But glad that we get a new chance for a better and stronger cabinet, which offers more opportunities to young people.”
Great contrast
Bruins itself agrees that it is not a beautiful image that bickering in The Hague. He doesn’t call it a good example for students.
“Here at the MBO, citizenship lessons are given. Students learn how to deal with each other, how to build a society together. Then it is not at all nice if they watch politics on television and that it is all ugly there. That is such a contrast.”
Do I hear you say: they actually work better here than in The Hague?
“Actually.” He briefly and continues: “Look, in The Hague there are complex problems with many interests that come together. The rule of a country is also not easy. But what you notice here is that whatever happens in The Hague, the country will continue.”