Pieter Omtzigt
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 50 |
| Date of birth | January 8,1974 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | The Hague |
| Netherlands | |
| Spouse | Ayfer Koç |
| Party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Doctoral advisor | Søren Johansen |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Position | Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands since 2010 | |
| Education | University of Amsterdam |
| Previous position | Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2003–2010) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 752675 |
Pieter Omtzigt Life story
Pieter Herman Omtzigt is an Dutch politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2003 apart from a short interruption between June and October 2010. He was member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, but left in 2021 and continued as independent.
Key Dutch party sees 'no basis' for talks with Wilders
... The New Social Contract (NSC) party s leader, Pieter Omtzigt, said he had concerns around MPs and ministers " swearing allegiance to the constitution" if the PVV s policies would break it anyway...
Wilders Dutch vote: Centre-right VVD rules out role in cabinet
... Mr Wilders badly needs the support of New Social Contract, formed only in August by whistleblower MP Pieter Omtzigt, and the BBB Farmer Citizens Movement, which has a strong representation in the upper house, the senate...
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... Pieter Omtzigt s New Social Contract is likely to be central to forming the next coalition government...
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... Pieter Omtzigt, 49, is riding a wave of popularity in Dutch politics, with his centrist New Social Contract party emerging from nowhere as election favourite...
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... In another development, Council of Europe special rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt, who was appointed in 2018 to monitor the inquiry, called on Mr Muscat to resign...
Key Dutch party sees 'no basis' for talks with Wilders
By Anna Holligan & Sam HancockBBC News, The Hague and London
A major Dutch Political Party has said it will not enter talks with anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders about forming a coalition cabinet for now.
The New Social Contract party said Mr Wilders's election manifesto risked breaching the Dutch constitution.
Mr Wilders's Freedom Party (PVV) last week shocked critics by winning a dramatic general election victory but failed to secure a majority.
To become Prime Minister , he needs the backing of other parties.
The Netherlands, a founding member of what is now the EU, has The Bloc 's fifth-largest economy.
The New Social Contract (NSC) party's leader, Pieter Omtzigt , said he had concerns around MPs and ministers " swearing allegiance to the constitution" if the PVV's policies would break it anyway.
" All In all, the NSC faction now sees no basis for starting negotiations with the PVV about a majority government or a minority government, " he stated.
" We have consistently stated in recent months that we will not make any concessions to these principles, " Mr Omtzigt said. " Here we draw a hard line. "
The NSC is the only major party that could have signed up for a cabinet with the PVV.
Without Mr Omtzigt on board, Mr Wilders faces the prospect of trying to form a hard-right minority coalition, supported by The Conservative People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) which has not ruled out collaborating with him.
Mr Wilders - known for his anti-Islam Rhetoric - Used his election campaign to promote measures such as banning mosques and Islamic schools.
But, as has been pointed out time and again, this would infringe on citizens' constitutional right to freely practise their religion.
In the run-up to the vote, and following his win, Mr Wilders willing to negotiate and compromise with other parties to become Prime Minister . He went As Far as saying he would put on hold his promise to ban The Koran .
This left some party leaders confused, though.
Mr Omtzigt said that before his party could consider coalition talks, the PVV had to " indicate unequivocally which controversial points from its election manifesto are no longer current".
He also predicted " many political obstacles" to the two parties reaching an Agreement - citing Mr Wilders's desire to hold a " Nexit" referendum to leave the EU As One example.
Mr Wilders has Not Yet commented on the remarks.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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