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Farm minister joins battle for ChristianFarm minister joins battle for Christian Democrat leadershipDutchNews.nlBoth politicians have also said they were unhappy about the party's relationship with the PVV. The CDA has been without a leader since Jan Peter Balkenende resigned following the party's disastrous showing in the June 2010 general election.
Posted on 5 May 2012 | 11:27 am
Van Haersma Buma joins contest for CDAVan Haersma Buma joins contest for CDA leadershipDutchNews.nlThe CDA has been without a leader since Jan Peter Balkenende resigned following the party's disastrous showing in the June 2010 general election. Van Haersma Buma has been an MP since 2002. He is the first nationally-known CDA member to officially join ...
Posted on 27 April 2012 | 1:07 pm
Political crisis: Who will lead thePolitical crisis: Who will lead the Christian DemcratsDutchNews.nlTwenty months after Jan Peter Balkenende stood down as CDA leader following the party's disastrous showing in the June 2010 general election, the party is still without a front man or woman. One reason for the decision to delay the general election ...
Posted on 25 April 2012 | 7:12 am
Jan Maarten Slagter: This is taking too longJan Maarten Slagter: This is taking too longDutchNews.nlJan Maarten Slagter thinks duped investors shouldn't have to wait ten years for compensation. On October 3rd , 2008 Jan-Peter Balkenende, Wouter Bos and Nout Wellink stood in front of a microphone and explained the rationale behind the nationalisation ...
Posted on 25 April 2012 | 6:48 am
Dutch royal allegedly in her majesty'sIrish TimesDutch royal allegedly in her majesty's secret serviceIrish TimesPrince Friso caused a national scandal in 2004 when he married Wisse Smit despite the revelation by then Dutch prime minister Jan-Peter Balkenende that she had been less than candid about an alleged affair during the 1980s with high-profile drugs baron ...and more »
Posted on 23 April 2012 | 11:49 pm

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Van Haersma Buma wins CDA leadership contestSybrand van Haersma Buma was on Friday elected the new leader of the Christian Democrats after taking more than 50% of the vote in a party membership ballot.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:14 pm
Farm minister joins battle for ChristianFarm minister Henk Bleker has thrown his hat into the ring in the battle to lead the Christian Democratic party's election campaign.
Posted on 5 May 2012 | 11:36 am
Van Haersma Buma joins contest for CDASybrand van Haersma Buma, who currently leads the Christian Democratic parliamentary party and had a pivotal role in working out the five-party agreed austerity package, has come forward as a candidate to lead the CDA’s general election campaign.
Posted on 27 April 2012 | 1:10 pm
Dutch govt close to collapse as cuts talksDutch govt close to collapse as cuts talks fail Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 04:06 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2012 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government was close to collapse on Monday, with the prime minister widely expected to resign after top-level talks on ...
Posted on 25 April 2012 | 8:44 am
Political crisis: Who will lead theTwenty months after Jan Peter Balkenende stood down as CDA leader following the party's disastrous showing in the June 2010 general election, the party is still without a front man or woman.
Posted on 25 April 2012 | 7:16 am

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Dutch celebrate 2nd place in World CupHundreds of thousands of fans lined Amsterdam's web of canals to cheer the World Cup runner-up Netherlands as the team cruised the waterways, swigging beer and blowing vuvuzelas, in an open-top boat on Tuesday.
Posted on 13 July 2010 | 10:06 am
Dutch PM: troops to leave Afghanistan thisPrime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said Sunday Dutch troops will begin leaving southern Afghanistan in August, since his caretaker government has no authority to accept a NATO request to stay on.
Posted on 17 February 2010 | 6:00 pm
Dutch PM backs away from criticizing IraqDutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende conceded Wednesday, "with the knowledge of now," that a stronger legal mandate was needed for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 — and his decision to support it.
Posted on 12 January 2010 | 8:17 am
Obama, Dutch PM meet in Washington nextThe White House says President Barack Obama will be meeting next month with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (YAHN' PAY'-tehr BAHL'-keh-nehn-deh) to discuss bilateral relations and the Netherlands help with the U.S.-led effort to defeat Taliban and al-Qaida forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Posted on 23 June 2009 | 2:09 pm
Christian Democrats Gain in Dutch VotingPrime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's center-right Christian Democrats had a clear lead Wednesday over the leftist Labor Party, early returns suggested — but not enough for a majority in the next parliament.
Posted on 22 November 2006 | 10:26 am