Originally posted by Wikinews. Wikinews content appears under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license except where specified. As these articles are static snapshots of news items that may be later updated, they may not represent the latest or final revision of that article, and posted information may be only preliminary. Mark Rutte Dutch caretaker cabinet announces election in November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 16, 2023 Original URL: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Mark_Rutte_Dutch_caretaker_cabinet_announces_election_in_November Following Interior Minister Hanke Bruins Slot's recommendation, an election is to take place in the Netherlands on November 22, Prime Minister Mark Rutte's caretaker government announced Friday, a week after it resigned over disagreement on asylum policy. The , under Caroline van der Plas, led ''Politico'' polling for the election as of July 1. Rutte, leader of the and in his fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister, handed his resignation to King Willem-Alexander on July 8. He later announced his departure from politics altogether, saying it was a personal decision not influenced by the government's collapse. The VVD, with the 's (CDA) support, proposed limiting, according to the Agence France-Presse, the influx of children of refugees in the Netherlands, and keeping refugee families separated for a minimum of two years; the and parties expressed opposition. In February, the CDA proposed a system distinguishing temporary refugees, who would be granted asylum for one to three years -- extendable if they fled a war and it continued for over three years, and permanent refugees. Applications for asylum in the Netherlands increased by a third in 2022, surpassing 46,000. == Related news == * == Sister links == * == Sources == * https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-election-rutte-coalition-dutch-kaag-894643c1ad37bb93894b72bce95c84ba * https://uk.style.yahoo.com/dutch-elections-set-november-fall-140857198.html * https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66153426 * https://www.politico.eu/article/dutch-government-pm-mark-rutte-in-crisis-over-asylum-measures/ * https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/netherlands/ * https://nos.nl/artikel/2462966-cda-wil-onderscheid-tussen-vluchtelingen-weer-instellen .