Netherlands Politics
Government Structure, Leadership · The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. ... o The prime minister of the Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende , is the head of the cabinet, and as such, coordinates the policy of the government. ... · With the resignation of two governments within the space of six months, one politician assassinated, a populist extreme rightwing movement that became the second political group in the country before collapsing like a soufflé - the year 2002 was a turbulent one for the Netherlands.