Bordes scene
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In Dutch politics
the bordes scene is the official presentation of a new Cabinet
with the Monarch
on the "bordes" (wide stairs) of the royal palace.
During the bordes scene the prime minster and the senior vice prime minister (usually from the second largest party in the Cabinet) stand respectively on the right and the left of the Monarch with the remaining ministers and state secretaries
standing around them. The women are generally not placed next to each other.
The bordes scene is intended to give the media an occasion to make photos and videos of the new Cabinet. The tradition was started when the Cabinet Biesheuvel
I presented itself with Queen Juliana at Huis ten Bosch
and later at her home, Palace Soestdijk (with the exception of the Cabinet Van Agt
II, which presented itself in the hall of Huis ten Bosch).
During the reign of her daughter Queen Beatrix the bordes scene always takes place at Huis ten Bosch (which is her home).
Rump cabinet
s such as the Cabinet Van Agt III and the Cabinet Balkenende
III are not presented with a bordes scene.
Politics of the Netherlands
The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state. The Netherlands is described as a consociational state...
the bordes scene is the official presentation of a new Cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
The cabinet of the Netherlands is the main executive body of the Dutch government. The current cabinet of the Netherlands is the Rutte cabinet.-Composition and role:...
with the Monarch
Monarchy of the Netherlands
The Netherlands has been an independent monarchy since 16 March 1815, and has been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since.-Constitutional role and position of the monarch:...
on the "bordes" (wide stairs) of the royal palace.
During the bordes scene the prime minster and the senior vice prime minister (usually from the second largest party in the Cabinet) stand respectively on the right and the left of the Monarch with the remaining ministers and state secretaries
State Secretary (Netherlands)
State Secretary is the title of a junior member of the Dutch or Belgian cabinet. Other terms for the title are deputy minister, junior minister or vice-minister...
standing around them. The women are generally not placed next to each other.
The bordes scene is intended to give the media an occasion to make photos and videos of the new Cabinet. The tradition was started when the Cabinet Biesheuvel
Barend Biesheuvel
Barend Willem Biesheuvel was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti Revolutionary Party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal . He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from July 6, 1971 until May 11, 1973.He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from...
I presented itself with Queen Juliana at Huis ten Bosch
Huis ten Bosch
Huis ten Bosch is one of the three official residences of the Dutch Royal Family, located in The Hague in the Netherlands. It has been home to Queen Beatrix since 1981. The other Royal palace in The Hague, Noordeinde Palace, is used for work-related purposes...
and later at her home, Palace Soestdijk (with the exception of the Cabinet Van Agt
Dries van Agt
Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from December 19, 1977, until November 4, 1982....
II, which presented itself in the hall of Huis ten Bosch).
During the reign of her daughter Queen Beatrix the bordes scene always takes place at Huis ten Bosch (which is her home).
Rump cabinet
Rump cabinet
A rump cabinet is a cabinet from which one or more coalition partners have withdrawn and which has minority support in parliament.-Netherlands:...
s such as the Cabinet Van Agt III and the Cabinet Balkenende
Jan Peter Balkenende
Jan Pieter "Jan Peter" Balkenende is a Dutch politician of the party Christian Democratic Appeal .He was the Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 July 2002 until 14 October 2010, having led four coalition governments, cabinets Balkenende I, II, III and IV, none of which served a full...
III are not presented with a bordes scene.