(NL Times) NSC parliamentarians Rosanne Hertzberger and Femke Zeedijk have resigned from the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament. Interim party leader Nicolien van Vroonhoven announced their resignation after the coalition party’s weekly meeting, saying they cited unrest in the Cabinet last week following riots in Amsterdam.
On Friday, NSC State Secretary Nora Achahbar resigned over the same issue. During discussions about the anti-Semitism and attacks on Israeli football supporters during the Amsterdam riots, Cabinet members made statements that she considered racist. Achahbar, who has Moroccan roots, spoke out against these remarks during the meeting. Other NSC Cabinet members were considering following her example, but in the end, a collapse was averted.
