Queen Beatrix Will Swear In New Cabinet Members Live On Television

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DutchNews.nl - New cabinet to be sworn in by queen Beatrix , live on television

New ministers will be sworn in by queen Beatrix on Monday morning and for the first time in history, the event will be broadcast live on television.

Only new ministers rather than the entire 13-strong cabinet, will go through the process. Several current ministers are staying on in Mark Rutte's new administration.

Once the ceremony has been completed, the ministers will pose with the queen for the traditional photograph on the steps of the Huis ten Bosch palace, unless it is raining.

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I wonder why they decided to do this now?

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Dutch Queen Swears In New Government

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Queen Beatrix swore in a new centrist Dutch government under Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday, even as the conservative leader faced harsh criticism from members of his own party over a plan to hike health care premiums.

Eight of the 13 Cabinet ministers swore an oath of office to the monarch in the ornately painted Orange Hall of the 17th Century Huis ten Bosch palace in a forest outside The Hague. The remaining five, including Rutte, had already taken the oath before taking office in Rutte's first administration.

The brief ceremony — lasting less than three minutes — was broadcast live on Dutch television and online for the first time.

The Associated Press: Dutch queen swears in new government 

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