"The world must envy us'

The television Turret is on teletext page 101. A new message appears: "Nobel Dutchman Feringa. ,, What really cool! Well you do see that the Netherlands is a great country !, '' calling Mark Rutte. It fits exactly in the vein of the VVD prime minister. He preaches optimism in a personal manifesto that he presents today: "The next step. My ambition, my plan. " In it he makes the election more than ever a personal campaign.

He tells voters that if they vote him again in Turret, he will 'fight' to allay their concerns. ,, This is my compass for the next four and a half years, '' he says. ,, My ambition was the last time to get out of the crisis Netherlands. My ambition for the coming period is to dispel people's concerns. That we can all benefit from the recovery. ''

In his document contains no concrete proposals. Before that, he refers to the VVD election. ,, It is how we can achieve that ambition. But this is my plan. ''

This is motivated by the criticism that you would not have a vision?

,,No. I am a bit allergic to the word vision. Then I see a chair for me, then you look a little out and we philosophize something together. This is a plan, this is action, this is do things. I'm from. ''

You advertises itself as the prime minister who wants to finish his job.

,, Will we not talk about me? What matters is how we now ensure that we are in this beautiful country - we have risen to fourth in the world as the most competitive economy - how we hold that success and ensure that more people from going to benefit. " '

Well, the Netherlands looks like 2021 in your vision?
 
,, In 2021 I would have achieved that people say, "we worry about our pension and health care. We had concerns about security, refugees and terrorism, but those concerns have diminished significantly. " I want the Netherlands in 2021 is a country where the envy to the rest of the world looks at how we do things here. That there are not only more jobs but also more permanent jobs. And that big question about values ​​in this country, we accordingly in 2021 can say we never do concessions to large groups of outsiders'.

And with whom do you want to achieve in a new cabinet?

,, That's all Hague hassle. I go with the cap in hand to the voter. Respectfully I ask again trust. Only then we can see who's who. ''

Many voters want to know it in advance. The last time your constituents were angry that was ruled by the Labour Party.
,, Sorry, but the voter determines how large parties. I would first seek to arrive at the formation table. Only then do I look who else at the table, to what they want and whether we can close together compromises. ''

How would you solve the problems of pensions?

,, In 2012, the sustainability of the state pension was still in danger. Now it's affordable again for the coming decades. Retirement, there will workers and employers. But I can do a few things from politics. I want to have a system where people build up an individual pension pot, so that everyone knows exactly where he later entitled. Investing we do it together so that we collectively spread the risks. I want people to be able to use their pension to pay off their home. And the state pension you must be able to record later. If you go through working longer than necessary, you will also get a higher pension. "

In his document contains no concrete proposals. Before that, he refers to the VVD election. ,, It is how we can achieve that ambition. But this is my plan. ''

This is motivated by the criticism that you would not have a vision?
,,No. I am a bit allergic to the word vision. Then I see a chair for me, then you look a little out and we philosophize something together. This is a plan, this is action, this is do things. I'm from. ''

You advertises itself as the prime minister who wants to finish his job.

,, Will we not talk about me? What matters is how we now ensure that we are in this beautiful country - we have risen to fourth in the world as the most competitive economy - how we hold that success and ensure that more people from going to benefit. " '

Well, the Netherlands looks like 2021 in your vision?

,, In 2021 I would have achieved that people say, "we worry about our pension and health care. We had concerns about security, refugees and terrorism, but those concerns have diminished significantly. " I want the Netherlands in 2021 is a country where the envy to the rest of the world looks at how we do things here. That there are not only more jobs but also more permanent jobs. And that big question about values ​​in this country, we accordingly in 2021 can say we never do concessions to large groups of outsiders'.

And with whom do you want to achieve in a new cabinet?

,, That's all Hague hassle. I go with the cap in hand to the voter. Respectfully I ask again trust. Only then we can see who's who. ''

Many voters want to know it in advance. The last time your constituents were angry that was ruled by the Labour Party.

,, Sorry, but the voter determines how large parties. I would first seek to arrive at the formation table. Only then do I look who else at the table, to what they want and whether we can close together compromises. ''

How would you solve the problems of pensions?

,, In 2012, the sustainability of the state pension was still in danger. Now it's affordable again for the coming decades. Retirement, there will workers and employers. But I can do a few things from politics. I want to have a system where people build up an individual pension pot, so that everyone knows exactly where he later entitled. Investing we do it together so that we collectively spread the risks. I want people to be able to use their pension to pay off their home. And the state pension you must be able to record later. If you go through working longer than necessary, you will also get a higher pension. "

By Editors AD: Photo: Guus Schoonewille