After the fall of the Cals cabinet on 15 October 1966, following the Night of Schmelzer, a cabinet formation took place in Netherlands. On 22 November, this resulted in the Zijlstra cabinet. The minor
On 24 October, formateur Norbert Schmelzer (left) met with Jelle Zijlstra, who would later become formateur and prime minister
Parliamentary leader Norbert Schmelzer arriving at palace Huis ten Bosch for the consultations of the queen
Barend Biesheuvel and Bauke Roolvink arriving at the house of formateur Schmelzer on 1 November 1966
Prime minister Cals and informateur Beel on 5 November 1966
A process of cabinet formation took place in the Netherlands after the cabinet crisis over the public broadcasting system led to the resignation of the Marijnen cabinet on 27 February 1965. The format
1966 Dutch cabinet formation
…People's Party (KVP) and the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP). It was a rump cabinet of the Cals cabinet, but without the Labour Party (PvdA). During the 1965 cabinet formation, the Cals cabinet was formed comprising the Catholic People's Party (KVP), Labour Party (PvdA) and the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP). During the debate…
Formateur Jo Cals together with KVP parliamentary leader Norbert Schmelzer, who had acted as informateur before Cals
Prime minister Victor Marijnen sitting in silence during the debate about the cabinet crisis on 1 March 1965
Queen Juliana arriving at Huis ten Bosch on 2 March, where she receives her advisers
KVP parliamentary leader Norbert Schmelzer leaving the palace after visiting the queen on 1 March, a day before he was appointed formateur