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Column | Wilders is busy becoming the new Pieter Omtzigt
Geert Wilders bluffed when he told the rig of the richel on Monday that his patience was up? That his...
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NSC continues ‘in the light of Omtzigt’, but he also remains active himself
It should be the day when New Social Contract (NSC) says goodbye to Pieter Omtzigt as a political leader. The...
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Column | Stopping Omtzigt deserves applause
Two digits attracted my attention this week. First one seat that achieves new social contract in the last seat auction...
Column | From Drees to Omtzigt
Willem Drees was for sale for two euros at an Amsterdam antiquarian. At least, were under the title in 1983...
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New social contract must continue without Omtzigt, but is that possible?
On Stille Saturday, a day after Pieter Omtzigt announced his departure from politics, the first hairline cracks were already visible...
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Pieter Omtzigt wanted to be a difficult politician, but was seen more and more as a burden by his party
Pieter Omtzigt, founder, leader and figurehead of the New Social Contract (NSC) government party, leaves politics immediately. The future of...
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From ‘dear Pieter’ to ‘courageous decision’: Thus The Hague responds on departure Omtzigt
Pieter Omtzigt, the party leader of New Social Contract (NSC), left national politics on Friday. During the evening, Politics The...
