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Published on 8 July 2010

"With such a united people, it shouldn't be hard forming a new government, eh, Mr Willink?"

Tjeenk Willink, Vice-President of the Council of State, is one of the notables entrusted with the formation of a new government in the Netherlands. The Dutch are much more preoccupied its football team's World Cup final against Spain on 11 July.

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