De ministers krijgen veel invloed meer dan voorheen 23.02.2026

Premier Rob Jetten has officially installed his minority cabinet, comprising D66, VVD, and CDA, following the bordes ceremony at Paleis Huis ten Bosch. While ministers will focus on elaborating the 67-page coalition agreement, a significant new task involves actively engaging with the opposition to build parliamentary majorities, a crucial role for individual ministers in shaping the government's direction. This approach is necessitated by the coalition's ten-seat deficit. Immediate challenges include the opposition's demand for adjustments to purchasing power plans, which disproportionately affect lower and middle incomes according to CPB calculations, and urgent decisions regarding asylum laws, the potential sale of the DigiD company to a US firm, and a proposal for mandatory political party membership. Major policy decisions are anticipated closer to Prinsjesdag.














