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The Netherlands does not have a traditional separation of powers; according to the Constitution, the States General and the government (the monarch and the ministers) share legislative power. All legislation has to pass through the Council of State ( Dutch : Raad van State ) for advice and the Social and Economic Council advises the government ...
The Dutch constitution does not speak of cabinet, but instead only of the Council of Ministers and Government. The ministers, individually and collectively (as cabinet), are responsible to the States-General for government policy and must enjoy its confidence. It is not possible for a minister to be a member of parliament.
Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands (Marxist–Leninist) Kommunistiese Eenheidsbeweging Nederland: Communism: 1964 1985 0.03 Independent Citizens' Party: Livable Netherlands Leefbaar Nederland (LN) 1999 2007 1.61 Liberal State Party Liberale Staatspartij (LSP) 1921 1946 9.26 Liberal Party Liberale Partij: 1922 1925 Liberal Union: 1885 ...
The republican form of government was not democratic in the modern sense; in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, the "regents" or regenten formed the ruling class of the Dutch Republic, the leaders of the Dutch cities or the heads of organisations (e.g. "regent of an orphanage"). Since the late Middle Ages Dutch cities had been run by the richer ...
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The Schoof cabinet is the cabinet of the Netherlands, sworn in on 2 July 2024.Led by independent politician and civil servant Dick Schoof as prime minister of the Netherlands, the cabinet was formed by the Party for Freedom (PVV), the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the New Social Contract (NSC) and the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) after the 2023 Dutch general election.
Information • Dutch royal house • Government Information Service • Scientific Council for Government Policy • Cabinet Office • Review Committee on the Intelligence and Security Services Dick Schoof as Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs: Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Dutch: Ministerie van Binnenlandse
Several geographic place names are derived from the States General. In 1609, Henry Hudson established Dutch trade in Staten Island, New York City and named the island Staaten Eylandt after the States General. Isla de los Estados, now an Argentine island, was also named after this institution, the Spanish name being a translation of the Dutch name.