- Two dozen local factions from of the right-leaning VVD party have demanded that the government change the recently introduced process of forcing municipalities to accept asylum seeker.
- The two dozen local VVD politicians have written a letter to the party’s national political figures, which include Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and State Secretary Eric van der Burg responsible for asylum policy, to scrap the new reception policy.
- The government’s recent purchase of the Albergen hotel for asylum seekers sparked protests in the area.
Dutch ruling party divided over asylum policy
