 On April 29 CDA and VVD opted for a coalition with the left-wing liberals of D66.The small Christian parties ChristianUnion and SGP were side-tracked particularly due to the ideological distance between the liberal VVD and the Orthodox Reformed SGP.After the advisers had submitted their report, Queen Beatrix requested on May first that they should "continue their research and focus themselves at filling in all practicalities and deepening of discussion and aim for a rapid program for a cabinet of CDA, VVD and d66".