Frans Timmermans, the man tasked with spearheading the EU's ambitious climate policies, has resigned from the Commission to return to Dutch politics in the hope of becoming the country's next prime minister. #EuropeNews
As a Dutchman: good question haha. He’s been so busy achieving (good) things in the EU that I honestly didn’t really see that much of him in the general political discussion in the Netherlands. But as someone who usually votes GroenLinks or PvdA I do feel like he has more potential as a leader than the former party leaders of both. From everything he’s done so far he comes across as an experienced and calm leader who can unify the left and give us a shot at becoming the largest party in the new political landscape.
As a Dutchman: good question haha. He’s been so busy achieving (good) things in the EU that I honestly didn’t really see that much of him in the general political discussion in the Netherlands. But as someone who usually votes GroenLinks or PvdA I do feel like he has more potential as a leader than the former party leaders of both. From everything he’s done so far he comes across as an experienced and calm leader who can unify the left and give us a shot at becoming the largest party in the new political landscape.
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