Election result After the closure of the polling stations at 9 pm the votes are counted. The Central Electoral Office in The Hague gathers all the local polling results, adds them up and determines the overall result of the election. New members of the House of Representatives After the elections, the chairperson of the Central Electoral Office officially notifies the newly elected members of the House of Representatives of their appointment.
Subsequently, they must make known if they accept their appointment. The formation process The election of a new House of Representatives is followed by the formation of a new Cabinet, which is a complex and exciting process. He examines which parties are able and ready to form a new Cabinet and any obstacles which have to be overcome.
Duties of the formateur The formateur is the man or woman who is likely to become the new Prime Minister. He or she concludes the formation talks. The prime minister may be represented in Cabinet meetings by the Deputy Prime Minister. Any minister serving as deputy prime minister does so in addition to their other duties and is generally a member of another political party in the governing coalition.
A press conference is held after the weekly Cabinet meeting, during which the Prime Minister explains government policy and discusses current political events. The Constituent Instrument states that the Ministry is in charge of matters relating to general government policy in the Kingdom, where these are not expressly dealt with by other ministries.
The Ministry's duties as described are hard to specify in detail but amount to responsibility for coordinating overall government policy. Drawn-out talks to form a new Dutch ruling coalition got a boost Thursday Sept. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The March election saw his party emerge as the largest in parliament, but a relatively strong showing for the populist right-wing Party for Freedom of Geert Wilders has led to an impasse in forming a new government.
None of the mainstream parties with work with Mr Wilders, and differences over issues as diverse as climate change, immigration and medical ethics are hindering the formation of a coalition.
Mark Rutte says he wants to form a majority government, but may have to govern as a minority prime minister with the conditional support of other parties. His administrations have presided over tough spending cuts to comply with EU deficit targets in the wake of the financial crisis, as well as heated debates on immigration.
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