Dutch PM Rutte Confirms Government Resignation
Umer Jamshaid Published January 15, 2021 | 07:30 PM
The Hague, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Jan, 2021 ) :Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his government had resigned Friday over a scandal in which thousands of parents were falsely accused of benefit fraud, admitting the system had gone "terribly wrong".
Many parents were forced to pay back large amounts of money and ended up in financial ruin as a result. Some were also targeted for investigation because they had dual nationality.
"The buck stops here," Rutte told a press conference after a crisis meeting of his four-party coalition cabinet in The Hague.
"We are of one mind: if the whole system has failed, only joint responsibility can be borne.
And that leads to the conclusion that I have just now offered the king the resignation of the entire cabinet." Rutte, who came to power in 2010 and is one of Europe's longest serving leaders, added: "The rule of law must protect its citizens from an all-powerful government, and here that's gone terribly wrong." The government's resignation comes just two months before the Netherlands was due to hold elections, and as it battles surging coronavirus cases.
Rutte said the cabinet would stay on in a "caretaker" role until the polls on March 17 and "do what is necessary in the interests of the country.""Our fight against coronavirus continues," said Rutte.
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