The Netherlands: Political Developments and Data in 2022

European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, vol. 62, pp. 359–374

Abstract

Abstract The year 2022 was a period of contradictory developments in terms of political stability in the Netherlands. On the one hand, Mark Rutte became the longest-serving Prime Minister in the country's history after celebrating his 12th year in office. On the other hand, the newly formed Rutte IV Cabinet was charged with steering the country through a tumultuous period, marked by soaring energy prices and inflation in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, large-scale civil unrest in response to the government's plans to cut nitrogen emissions, and a political crisis over the housing of asylum seekers.

Authors 2

1. Simon Otjes corresponding Aachen

   Leiden University

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   Leiden University, The Netherlands

2. Léonie de Jonge

   University of Groningen

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   Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands