This takes the Netherlands Rutte's 'sorry'

Maybe a nice gesture, but few people an apology seriously. According to a poll by Maurice de Hond.

"A thousand euros for working Netherlands, not fiddle with the mortgage interest and no more money to the Greeks. I leave it perfectly clear on this: I'm sorry for that, "said Rutte inThe Telegraph . Yet only 14 percent of voters about their excuses. The majority of the voters are cynical and see the apology as an election ploy. Only 8 percent indicated that they consider following these excuses to vote for Rutte during the parliamentary elections on March 15.

Get the VVD leader, not unexpectedly, the most support of his supporters. More than half of the VVD voters judge apologized positive. 75 percent feel strongly that the Prime Minister has said, and even 90 percent say that every politician makes similar promises at election time.

CYNICISM

The cynicism is present in both right and left. Especially SP voters see the 'sorry' Rutte just as an election ploy (96%). Followed by the supporters of the Freedom Party (94%), 50Plus (91%) and Green (80%). With them is the probability that they vote in March on Rutte therefore minimal. According Dog will not say sorry-will lead to return there many PVV voters to the VVD.

UNBELIEVABLE

Friday it was announced that Prime Minister Rutte for the fourth time is party leader of the VVD. De Telegraaf says to feel "incredible drive" to continue. He says to do no more promises in the interview he can not keep. He has again become prime minister expressed the wish. According to many, the timing, a week before the start of the parliamentary year, not accidental.

Political commentator Kees Boonman calls it implausible excuse. "Nag not about what you did. Be rather proud that the government has sustained it for so long. "According to the commentator EenVandaag is sorry is" a whitewash in to supposedly with a clean slate new unrealistic election promises again. " He finds Rutte therefore not credible. "And certainly from the mouth of the Prime Minister. Handsome is precisely the political flexibility of Rutte.At the Labour Party they sink their hooves through all those views and principles they again face in life every day and where they can do anything with it. Since Rutte does not suffer from. "

By Editorial Metro: Photo: Reuters