> A couple of weeks ago, the entire parliament (with only a single party dissenting) voted for a motion to end the contract with Solvinity, but the government extended it anyway, leaving blocking the takeover as the only option,
Given what we know now, this seems perfectly logical. It's just that we don't know what else is going on behind the scenes.
I'm sure there was some negotiations on how to keep the data separate or something, with the threat of blocking it altogether as a final solution.
But agreed, this is a good outcome
> I'm sure there was some negotiations
which i'm sure the current administration would honour
There should be grave consequences alone for the fact that the goverment acted against the parliament
> which i'm sure the current administration would honour
It would've been the same administration as the one doing the negotiations, so I would assume yes.
> There should be grave consequences alone for the fact that the goverment acted against the parliament
In general I think there's a pretty good understanding between the legislative branch and the executive branch. The Netherlands has always had coalitions. Also, every single government will talk to the other parties.
I'm not sure what country you're referring to but the Netherlands has a properly functioning democracy. The only problem it has is splintering into too many small factions making coalitions super hard
> executive branch
I didn't think the Netherlands had one of those.
Sure they do: https://prodemos.nl/kennis/informatie-over-politiek/wat-is-e...
'het kabinet' or 'de regering' is the executive branch in NL. You don't need a president to have an executive branch.
Eerste/tweede kamer. Legislative, make the laws Ministers/staatssecretarissen, executive, implement policy Hoge Raad etc, legislative.
Look up trias politica
There are certainly countries that have it worse, but Netherland has some weird political games being played sometimes.
The voters don't always deal the cards favorably for the coalition system. Compared to a 2 or 3 party system, I think I still prefer the coalitions though as it forces them to negotiate
There was that chip company that was almost nationalized by the Dutch government few months ago when their Chinese owners started making funny noises.