One month after the discussion in Dutch parliament about the double nationality of members of the Dutch Government, Jan Marijnissen of the SP makes an U-Turn. In the discussion in Dutch Parliament he didn’t agree with the remarks made and questions raised by the party of Geert Wilders. Now he says he thinks the members of the Government with a double nationality should drop their second nationality but that he doesn’t questions the loyalty of the persons in question. He actually agrees with Geert Wilders now.
Why didn’t he made the remark earlier? Because he didn’t want to be seen agreeing with Geert Wilders in Parliament. This shows two things:
- Open discussions are not possible in Dutch Parliament because certain parties are actively being ignored and silenced,
- Dutch parliament is still afraid of addressing the sensitive questions around immigration and integration.