THE HAGUE, 31 December 2021, (TON): The new cabinet of ministers of the Netherlands will be able to start its work on January 10, 2022. The corresponding statement was released by the government of the country.

The new cabinet will have 20 ministers and 9 secretaries of state. Mark Rutte, who has been in power since 2010 and leads the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (PNDD), is expected to remain prime minister.

During the first week after the New Year, he will hold talks with each of the candidates for the post of minister or secretary of state, after which on January 10, the new government will be able to take up his duties.

According to published documents, Hugo de Jonge, who is and. O. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports and responsible, among ot-her things, for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, will leave his post.

This is due to the fact that this position will be transferred from the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDU) party to the Democrats-66 (D-66) party, which took second place (after the NPSD) as a result of the March 17 elections.

A similar situation has developed around the post of Minister of Finance. Local media claim that this position, held by Vopke Hukstroy of the CDA, will be taken over by D-66 leader Sigrid Kag. The “Democrats-66” themselves have not yet confirmed this information, but have not denied either.