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Prominent VVD politician Johan Remkes said he does not believe that Ronald Plasterk should not become prime minister after the announced coalition between the PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB.
Politician Ronald Plasterk will not become the next prime minister of the Netherlands, he told the Telegraaf. Plasterk, a trained microbiologist who also writes a column for the newspaper, said he is "no longer available" for the job as he has found himself at the center of a growing controversy around a patent for a cancer treatment.