It's certainly a very pleasing development. I don't know much about the intricacies of your government, so I have a few questions. Is it likely that the ministry Beatrix appoints (as well as the judges) will lend themselves to the rightward shift in voter sentiment?
And what about the lower chamber of parliament? Isn't its membership held over from previous regional legislative elections when Kok and his minions were still in power? Is it likely they will go along with upper chamber legislation?
Lastly, do you foresee a resurgence of WD (liberal party) influence anytime soon? They are the only party in the Netherlands who even remotely resemble what I consider "conservative."
Balkenende (the CDA leader) spoke to the Dutch people in an interview and said he how had seen that things needed to change. He is young (46) and never really was part of the old system. He also knows if he doesn't please the LPF voters that eventualy voted for him, he will lose a lot of support.
The lower chamber (refered to as First Chamber) will probebly go along with a lot of laws. But they have still got power to counter the right coalition. But I doubt they will do it, except for far-going changes.
The WD? Do you mean VVD? They are the right-winged liberals. They lost voters to List Pim Fortuyn, and if the LPF will do bad, they will regain those voters.