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Dutch caretaker Prime Minister wins no-confidence vote, crisis of government collapse alleviated
Jin10 Data reported on August 27th that Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his cabinet survived a no-confidence vote, alleviating concerns about the caretaker government's complete collapse. On Wednesday local time, a motion to force Rutte's government to resign early failed to gain majority support in the House of Representatives in The Hague. The measure ultimately failed by a large margin, with only two small parties supporting it, which together hold 6 of the 150 seats in parliament. With the results of the revote coming in, attention turned to the temporary election campaign on October 29 aimed at ultimately resolving the political crisis. However, despite Rutte's victory in the no-confidence vote, a power vacuum in the Netherlands persists, and political divisions remain exposed.