(Politico) The Dutch government survived crisis talks Friday night triggered by football violence and the resignation of a minister over alleged racist remarks by other Cabinet members.
Though speculation swirled that the entire government would collapse, only Nora Achahbar — a state secretary in the finance ministry from the centrist New Social Contract (NSC) party — resigned from the Cabinet Friday night, according to multiple Dutch media reports.
The fragile right-wing coalition will retain enough seats to remain in power — at least for now — after the Cabinet teetered amid concern that other NSC ministers would follow Achahbar out the door, possibly jeopardizing the coalition’s numbers.
