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Follow the visit of Geert Wilders (PVV), Lilianne Ploumen (PvdA), Mark Rutte (VVD), Wopke Hoekstra (CDA) and Sigrid Kaag (D66) live in this message.
14.35 Signature on the wall
Just like the other four, Kaag also puts a signature on the wall. A tradition that has been maintained since the first election newspaper. “Rutte and Hoekstra have tried to set theirs as high as possible,” editor Paul Jansen told Kaag.
14.12 Kaag is also having coffee
14.05 Kaag about possible cooperation with Forum for Democracy
Kaag is clear about a collaboration with Forum for Democracy. It will never come. “You should not want to cooperate with that,” said the party leader.
2.00 pm Sigrid Kaag responds to a donation of one million euros
“It has not yet been published,” said Kaag. “It is a vote of confidence in the ambitions and confirmation that we have delivered in this cabinet. It is a contribution to this campaign and the following campaigns, ”said the party leader.
13.55 Complain about recovery plan: ‘Talking about long-term choices’
According to Kaag, it is good that there is clarity. “As far as I am concerned, a recovery plan is a major investment in education and a plan about how to tackle the housing market, for example. Those are the long-term choices you have to talk about, ”says Kaag about the recovery plan.
13:45 Kaag: ‘Sigrid for the Netherlands’
13.40 Kaag closes the day
D66 party leader Sigrid Kaag arrives at the editorial office. After Kaag was crowned party leader of D66 at the end of the summer, a big catch-up race started for her. For years she was Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, but many political leaders had little or no dealings with her.
13.10 Hoekstra also having a cup of coffee
During the coffee break, editor-in-chief Paul Jansen tells CDA list leader Wopke Hoekstra how the screens in the editorial office can be read. Jansen points out the differences between free stories and premium articles. Hoekstra thinks it is ‘wonderful’. “As a subscriber I can of course read everything,” said the party leader.
13.00 Hoekstra: ‘I’m not a fan of a total fireworks ban’
A total fireworks ban is a step too far, according to Hoekstra. “I do think that if you see how much trouble it causes the police, you should take a good look at it.” He also thinks that regional traditions such as carbide shooting should be allowed.
12.50 ‘The secret power of Wopke’
“Wopke is engaging and tenacious”, that is a quote given by an ‘initiate’ and was also included on Hoekstra’s election page. Hoekstra says he has no idea who this ‘initiate’ is. “I have an excellent relationship with all CDA ministers in the cabinet,” said the party leader.
12.45 Hoekstra responds to riot about shortening unemployment benefit
Hoekstra responds during the interview in the studio to the riot about the shortening of unemployment benefits. “I really want to help people who no longer find a job easily,” says Hoekstra. “I think it is very good to give more people in the Netherlands security and therefore a permanent contract.”
Shortening the unemployment benefit scheme will not just happen during the crisis, according to the CDA list leader.
12.40 Hoekstra: ‘Hoekstra ready for the start’
12.35 Hoekstra arrives at the editorial office
CDA party leader Wopke Hoekstra has arrived at the editorial office. When Hoekstra took office as leader, the election program had already been written. He has added some accents, such as the focus on the middle class, which is at the heart of his campaign.
The latest polls have shown that the CDA has lost two seats.
12.29 Rutte opts for ‘flying start’
At the end of the visit of VVD party leader Mark Rutte, the VVD version of the newspaper is being finalized. The word ‘together’ three times is a bit too much. That will be shortened. Furthermore, Rutte has to choose between ‘just hold on’ to the ‘finish line’ and a ‘flying start’. “I actually like that better,” said Rutte. “Then we will.”
The finishing touches on the newspaper.
Ⓒ The Telegraph
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Traditionally, the five major parties make their own newspaper in collaboration with De Telegraaf in the run-up to the elections.
12.10 Rutte at the coffee: ‘This is so Dutch, isn’t it’
After the interview in the studio, Rutte arrived on the editorial floor. Time for a coffee break and then the photo opportunity.
12.00 Rutte about curfew and relaxations
“We still have to decide what to do with that curfew. The Netherlands is doing significantly worse than Germany and Belgium, ”says Rutte about the contamination figures. At the moment, the luxury is not there to relax. “As soon as something is possible, there are two things you want to do: space for higher professional education and universities and the terraces,” says Rutte.
Rutte also reveals that tomorrow (Monday) the cabinet will discuss whether and when we can travel again, but he does not paint a very cheerful picture.
11.50 What you say: Rutte as Prime Minister again
Mark Rutte has made his own ‘statement of the day’ on his newspaper page. According to his polls, 53 percent of voters agree with the statement ‘Mark Rutte must continue as prime minister’. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Klaas Dijkhoff are reviewed.
11.40 Rutte: ‘Continuing stronger together’
11.30 Rutte arrives at the editorial office
Outgoing Prime Minister and VVD party leader Mark Rutte has now arrived at the editorial board. Rutte is the only party leader to make an election newspaper for the fourth time. In 2006 he did this together with Jan Peter Balkenende (CDA) and Wouter Bos (PvdA).
The old front pages of the election newspaper.
Ⓒ The Telegraph
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11.20 Ploumen about making a newspaper
“I really enjoyed making a newspaper. Of course I often think ‘if I read De Telegraaf I would have written it down differently’ ”, Ploumen says with a laugh.
11.00 Ploumen does a round of the editorial staff
After the interview in the studio, Ploumen also talks about the editorial staff. Editor-in-chief Paul Jansen shows Ploumen the previous front pages of the election newspaper. It is the first time (since 2006) that a female party leader is depicted in the election newspaper.
10.50 ‘Recovery plan should have already been in place’
“That recovery plan should have been in place for a long time,” says Ploumen about the plan of VVD party leader Rutte to start with a national recovery plan as soon as the formation starts, now that the severity of the corona pandemic seems to be diminishing.
10.45 ‘Smaller companies will also notice’
“Smaller companies will also notice,” Ploumen confesses when Wouter de Winther crosses her about the PvdA plans to increase the burden on the business community. The calculation of the PvdA election program by the CPB showed that the plans of the Social Democrats mean an increase of 42 billion euros for the business community.
10.38 Ploumen: ‘Pay according to work’
10.30 Ploumen arrives at the editorial office
PvdA party leader Lilianne Ploumen has arrived at the editorial office. Like Wilders, she will first take a seat in the studio, after which she will take a look at the editorial floor.
The PvdA changed party leader barely two months before the elections when Lodewijk Asscher resigned for his role in the benefits affair.
10.20 Wilders: ‘This is Prime Minister Rutte’s campaign trick’
The ‘national recovery plan’ proposed by Prime Minister and VVD party leader Mark Rutte is a ‘campaign trick’. That says PVV leader Geert Wilders when making the election newspaper at De Telegraaf.
10.15 Wilders does a round of the editorial staff
After the interview in the studio, Wilders takes a look at the editorial staff. Editor-in-chief Paul Jansen shows the PVV leader around and after a cup of coffee it is time for a final interview in front of the camera.
10.00 Wilders has YouTube Premium
In an interview with Jeroen Holtrop (Telegraaf YouTube), Wilders talks about his Premium YouTube account. He likes to watch political interviews and cat videos.
09.55 Wilders about cartoon Mark Rutte
“The newspaper was actually the short to portray that nose,” says Wilders about the illustration of Mark Rutte, depicted as Pinocchio.
09.50 Wilders: ‘Care must become national top priority’
09.40 Wilders takes place in the studio
PVV leader Geert Wilders takes place in the studio. Together with presenter Pim Sedee and political commentator Wouter de Winther, he discusses his striking front-page choice for De Telegraaf’s election newspaper.
Geert Wilders in the studio.
Ⓒ The Telegraph
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09.30 Wilders arrives at the editorial office
Geert Wilders together with editor-in-chief Paul Jansen.
Ⓒ Serge Ligtenberg
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08.05 This is how the election newspaper is made
The traditional election newspaper of De Telegraaf will be published on Monday. In this video you get an exclusive look behind the scenes.
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