The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, will debate Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge’s Affordable Rent Act on Wednesday. It seems likely that the law to regulate some rentals in the private sector will get majority support, after the PVV - the largest party in parliament - said it tended toward supporting the bill in a debate on Monday.
Geert Wilders was received with cheers in the PVV faction room in parliament a day after his party’s victory. There was cake and champagne ready. The PVV parliamentarians are eager to form part of the next government. But, lawyers have concerns about the legality of the party’s policies.