Netherlands cabinet De Jong

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the Netherlands cabinet De Jong (1967-1971) was a Dutch centre-right cabinet with ministers from KVP, ARP, CHU and the VVD. It was the first Dutch parliamentary cabinet that served the full four-year term.

The cabinet was confronted with a demand for democratic reforms in the society and it decided to democratise colleges and universities after the famous maagdenhuisbezetting. Plans were made to modernise politics by establishing an electoral system with districts or a chosen prime minister, but these plans were not implemented. Meanwhile, a pay pause due to the decision of employers and employees to raise wages was partly revoked after anti-government demonstrations and strikes. The minister of economic affairs, De Block, resigned, officially as a protest against the wage rise in the metal industry, but another reason was his slow reaction to the inflation and rising prices after the introduction of VAT.

More unrest took shape in demonstrations against the war in Vietnam.

Internationally, relations with Indonesia improved, resulting in a visit by president Suharto, which was, however, overshadowed by the occupation of the Indonesian embassy by Moluccans. The USSR invasion in Czechoslovakia was seen as a reason to increase the defence budget.

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http://www.parlement.com/9291000/modulesf/g09er8v0 (in Dutch)

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