Poll boost for Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, but the real battle for his minority cabinet starts after summer

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Poll boost for Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, but the real battle for his minority cabinet starts after summer
Dutch Prime Minister Jetten at the first cabinet meeting in February / photo: RVD

The latest polling figures are finally giving Prime Minister Rob Jetten some breathing room. Yet inside The Hague, attention is already shifting to August and September. Which opposition parties will the government turn to in order to secure support for its budget? Will it seek a deal on the left with PRO? On the right with JA21 and SGP? Or could it opt for an unprecedented confrontation by submitting a budget without having negotiated support in advance? Behind the scenes, opinions differ sharply. Read our full analysis below.

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