Public perception of D66 as “too woke” and “too pedantic” and six years as coalition partners in right-wing cabinets contributed to the party’s tumble from 24 to nine seats in the last elections, according to an internal evaluation cited by Dutch media. “New ideas about important issues such as housing, care and the economy disappeared into the background,” the report is quoted as saying. The report does not specify which D66 politicians were seen as pedantic but that “when dealing Read this story
