Former spy chief Dick Schoof is poised to become the next prime minister of the Netherlands, leading a coalition dominated by far-right leader Geert Wilders.
Wilders and three other coalition partners – including outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte's liberal VVD party, the conservative NSC, and the farmers' party (BBB) – nominated Schoof on Tuesday (28 May).&nb...
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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.