New centre-right government comes in, Populist leader walks out

Searchlight, September 2002

De Vilder did not last long either. After talks with the prime-minister, de Vilder, a neighbour of Heinsbroek, said she could not handle the pressure of the job and the media and threw in the towel leaving the post unfilled.

At least four candidates are expected to emerge in a race to succeed Herben, including a former fashion model, an ex-magazine editor and an economisy of Cape Verdean origin who caused a stir when he joined the anti-immigration party.

By Jeroen Bosch of Alert! in Utrecht