Le VVD favori aux législative aux Pays-Bas

[pipo]

Profitant de la crise économique qui a détrôné l’immigration en tête des préoccupations des électeurs néerlandais, le parti libéral (VVD) est donné vainqueur des élections législatives anticipées mercredi aux Pays-Bas.

Les derniers sondages créditent le VVD (Parti populaire pour la liberté et la démocratie) de Mark Rutte, 43 ans, de près d’une quarantaine des 150 sièges de la chambre basse du parlement, lors des premières législatives dans un pays de la zone euro depuis la crise grecque qui a ébranlé l’Union économique et monétaire.

« Depuis dix ans, on parlait de l’immigration et de l’intégration, et soudain avec la crise, ce qui compte, c’est l’économie, les restrictions budgétaires, le chômage : les libéraux ont subitement l’air très bien », analyse le politologue Andre Krouwel, de l’université d’Amsterdam.

Intitulé « De l’ordre dans les affaires », le programme des libéraux prévoit notamment une baisse de 20 milliards d’euros des dépenses de l’Etat et la réduction à zéro du déficit public d’ici 2015, deux fois moins de ministres et le relèvement de l’âge de la retraite de 65 à 67 ans.

source : le soir

Début du retournement de l'opinion en Europe ?

Sinon quelqu'un connait le VVD ? Vraiment un parti libéral ou il n'a que le nom comme beaucoup d'autres ?

[KaptN]

The VVD is the most vocal supporter of private enterprise in the Netherlands—although supportive of the welfare state[4]—and is often perceived as a more economically liberal party[5][6] in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66.

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The VVD is a party founded on liberal philosophy,[22] traditionally being the most ardent supporter of 'free markets' of all Dutch political parties, promoting fiscal conservatism, economic liberalism, democracy and international cooperation, and in general committed to the idea of the welfare state. After 1971 the party became more populist, although liberal elements remain strong within the party.[5] From this period on the VVD became more sceptical towards the current welfare state, advocating reform of the welfare state and lower taxes in order to increase economic growth. As such it supported neoliberal reforms to the welfare state. Often political commentators and political scientists refer to the VVD as a market liberal party[1],[23],[6] in contrast to D66, which is perceived to be a more progressive liberal party. The recent leadership election was interpreted by many as a conflict between the liberal and conservative wings of the party, with Rutte, the 'liberal' candidate, winning from Verdonk, the 'conservative' or 'populist' candidate.[24] The election was rather close, with 52% voting Rutte and 46% Verdonk.[25] This enforced the image of the VVD as a conservative-oriented liberal party.[citation needed]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Pa…m_and_Democracy

[Ash]

C'est en quelque sorte un parti d'extrême-droite libéral.

[pipo]

C'est en quelque sorte un parti d'extrême-droite libéral.

Tu ne parle pas du PVV de Geert Wilder là (ancien VVD d'ailleurs) ?

[Ash]

En effet. Le programme du VVD semble indiscutablement libéral niveau économie.

[John Loque]

5 ans pour ramener le budget à l'équilibre, c'est pas le genre de truc qui mérite le label libéral pur porc.

[E.T. bleu]

5 ans pour ramener le budget à l'équilibre, c'est pas le genre de truc qui mérite le label libéral pur porc.

Mais c'est realiste, et ca permet de faire parallèlement des baisses d'impot. Liberal est ni Pere Noel ni Pere Fouetard.

[John Loque]

ca permet de faire parallèlement des baisses d'impot.

Si c'est écrit noir sur blanc, en grand et en détail dans le programme, d'accord.

[Mobius]

Liberals take narrow lead in Dutch election

By Michael Steen in Amsterdam

Published: June 10 2010 08:31 | Last updated: June 10 2010 08:31

The rightwing liberal party, VVD, edged ahead of the left-of-centre Labour party in the Dutch election on Thursday, according to a tally of results after 98 per cent of votes had been counted from Wednesday’s general election.

If the result remains unchanged, with the VVD winning 31 of 150 seats in parliament against Labour’s 30 seats, it will mean the VVD – which is led by Mark Rutte and campaigned on the need for tough austerity measures and a clampdown on immigration – stands to take the lead in coalition-forming talks to cobble together a 76-seat majority.

The party that clocked up the biggest electoral gains, the Freedom party or PVV of Geert Wilders, the controversial anti-Islamic politician, could play a crucial role in those talks, which are expected to take several weeks. Mr Wilders, who wants to stop immigration from Muslim countries and repatriate immigrants who commit crimes, won 24 seats, up from nine in the last general election in 2006.

“It looks like, for the first time in our history, the VVD seems to have become the biggest party in the Netherlands,” Mr Rutte, a 43-year-old former human resources manager at Unilever, the consumer goods group, told cheering supporters in the early hours of Thursday. “We’ll do our best to promote economic recovery, to deal with the big questions of public safety, education, immigration.”

The election also dealt a severe blow to the Christian Democratic party of Jan Peter Balkenende, prime minister for eight years. It lost 20 of its 41 seats and Mr Balkenende, who faced voter fatigue in the campaign and failed to persuade the electorate that his party offered a “golden middle way” between the VVD and Labour, resigned as leader of his party.

Mr Rutte must now decide whether to attempt to form a rightwing coalition with Mr Wilders and the Christian Democrats or alternatively a coalition without the PVV that involves either Labour or the Christian Democrats and some smaller left-leaning parties.

He said during the campaign he would not rule out talks with any party. It is not necessarily Mr Wilders’ extreme view on Islam – which he regards “fascist” – that will prove the biggest obstacle to a coalition with the PVV.

In an election that was fought almost exclusively on the economy and the need to tackle a budget deficit forecast to reach 6.6 per cent of gross domestic product this year, Mr Wilders staked out a leftwing economic policy. He pledged to refuse to share power with any party that wanted to raise the retirement age from 65 – a policy the big parties all agree is necessary as the population ages.

Mr Wilders, who last year made a proposal in parliament to tax all Muslim women €1,000 a year to wear a headscarf, hailed the result as a “glorious day for the Netherlands” and said he was serious about entering coalition talks with other parties. “We want to make the Netherlands better, safer and prouder,” he said.

les resultats…

[Aurel]

C'est le 3eme parti libéral démocrate qui perce en Europe après le FDP et les libdem anglais (au contenu peu libéral, c'est vrai). En France, notre tour viendra.

[Tremendo]

C'est le 3eme parti libéral démocrate qui perce en Europe après le FDP et les libdem anglais (au contenu peu libéral, c'est vrai). En France, notre tour viendra.

Imagine un PLD en tête des législatives devant s'allier avec l'UMP pour avoir la majorité à l'assemblée nationale….Et là tu te réveilles et t'es au taf