At the start of the “Debate of the South”, which was organized and broadcast by Omroep Zeeland, Omroep Brabant, and L1, the party leaders attacked each other fiercely throughout the televised debate on the issues of livelihood and the asylum distribution law, RTL Nieuws reported. For instance, SP leader Lilian Marijnissen directly attacked VVD list leader Dilan Yeşilgöz on the issue of poverty policy. The Cabinet even has a minister for poverty policy, while corporate profits are high, sighed the socialist. "That's how sad it is," Marijnissen said.