There was a Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. State Secretary Gunay Uslu of Culture and Media announced her immediate departure to head Corendon. Later that day, the caretaker Cabinet announced that Geoffrey van Leeuwen, a senior advisor to Rutte, will replace Liesje Schreinemacher as the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation during her maternity leave, starting on Monday.
Hilversum is keeping an eye on November 22: there is a good chance that politicians will tinker with public broadcasting in the Netherlands after the elections. This is because the newly elected Tweede Kamer will be discussing the far-reaching proposals of the advisory committee that has been looking into the future of the broadcasting system. The VVD is also considering cuts and Pieter Omtzigt's party (Nieuw Sociaal Contract), which is well ahead in the polls, wants to abolish one of the three television channels.