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Top Dutch minister steps down from party leadership over `intimidation' and `threats' | Politico | Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag said Thursday she would not lead her liberal Democrats 66 (D66) party into the next election in the fall, citing the toll on her family after she faced multiple intimidation attempts. "I have decided not to run for the position of leader of the party," Kaag said in a statement. "For me, in addition to love and appreciation, the past period was also accompanied by hate, intimidation and threats. That put a heavy burden on my family." She added that "a new period of taking responsibility" would make things worse for them. Kaag, the fitst female finance minister in the Netherlands' history, faced repeated threats over the past 18 months. Breaking through glass ceilings Rutte paid "respect" to Kaag, who has "meant a lot to the Netherlands," both as a person and a minister. "Privately, she had to pay an unacceptably high price for this," Rutte said in a tweet.
Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag said Thursday she would not lead her liberal Democrats 66 (D66) party into the next election in the fall, citing the toll on her family after she faced multiple intimidation attempts.
"I have decided not to run for the position of leader of the party," Kaag said in a statement. "For me, in addition to love and appreciation, the past period was also accompanied by hate, intimidation and threats. That put a heavy burden on my family." She added that "a new period of taking responsibility" would make things worse for them.
Kaag, the fitst female finance minister in the Netherlands' history, faced repeated threats over the past 18 months.
Breaking through glass ceilings
Rutte paid "respect" to Kaag, who has "meant a lot to the Netherlands," both as a person and a minister. "Privately, she had to pay an unacceptably high price for this," Rutte said in a tweet.
Veel respect voor het besluit van @Minister_FIN @SigridKaag om haar lijsttrekkerschap naast zich neer te leggen en de politiek te verlaten na de komende verkiezingen. Als minister in verschillende kabinetten, partijleider van D66 en als mens heeft zij veel betekend voor...— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) July 13, 2023
Veel respect voor het besluit van @Minister_FIN @SigridKaag om haar lijsttrekkerschap naast zich neer te leggen en de politiek te verlaten na de komende verkiezingen. Als minister in verschillende kabinetten, partijleider van D66 en als mens heeft zij veel betekend voor...
Maandag kondigde @WBhoekstra zijn vertrek als partijleider van het CDA aan. Ik ken hem als een zeer verantwoordelijk bestuurder, wat hij zowel op zijn ministersposten als binnen zijn partij heeft bewezen. Ik bedank hem voor de goede samenwerking in de afgelopen jaren en voor...— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) July 13, 2023
Maandag kondigde @WBhoekstra zijn vertrek als partijleider van het CDA aan. Ik ken hem als een zeer verantwoordelijk bestuurder, wat hij zowel op zijn ministersposten als binnen zijn partij heeft bewezen. Ik bedank hem voor de goede samenwerking in de afgelopen jaren en voor...
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