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The Work from Home bill was rejected by one vote on Tuesday in the Eerste Kamer, the upper house of the Dutch parliament. The bill would have made it easier for employees to make agreements with their employers about working from home.
PvdA parliamentarian Henk Nijboer won’t return to parliament after the election in November, he said in a letter posted on X, formerly Twitter. He is concerned about his party’s intention to run with GroenLinks. Henk Krol, former leader of 50Plus, wants to return to parliament. He will be running with Wybren van Haga’s new party BVNL in the parliamentary elections, he announced on the talk show De Oranjezomer.
Hans Smolders, MP for the Van Haga group, will leave the Tweede Kamer after the November 22 elections. The former confidant of Pim Fortuyn is struggling with serious health problems, he announced in a written statement.
Political parties are desperately looking for volunteers, new members, funds, and ideas to campaign for a new Tweede Kamer. Several parties have formed or are in the process of forming committees to select candidates for MPs and draw up the election program. This is evident from a tour of the ANP.
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