▁contained ▁both ▁the ▁social - dem ocr atic ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( red ) ▁and ▁the ▁liberal ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁for ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁( blue ). ▁ ▁Term ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁cabinet ▁was ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁cabinet ▁K ok ▁I , ▁which ▁was ▁concerned ▁with ▁econom izing , ▁tax ▁reduction ▁and ▁making ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁un emp loyment . ▁W im ▁K ok ▁was ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Ann em arie ▁J or rit s ma ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁for ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Dem ocracy , ▁and ▁Els ▁Bor st ▁for ▁Democr ats ▁ 6 6 . ▁The ▁cabinet ▁was ▁considered ▁b oring , ▁because ▁both ▁left - wing ▁and ▁right - wing ▁political ▁parties ▁were ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁it . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁strong ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁parliament . ▁The ▁cabinet ▁completed ▁processes ▁of ▁liberal isation ▁which ▁were ▁started ▁by ▁the ▁previous ▁cabinet : ▁the ▁legal isation ▁of ▁prost itution ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁E uth anas ia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁This ▁cabinet ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁res ign ing ▁twice . ▁The ▁first ▁time ▁was ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁when ▁Democr ats ▁ 6 6 ▁stepped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁coal ition ▁when ▁proposed ▁legisl ation ▁entered ▁by ▁this ▁party ▁was ▁blocked ; ▁through ▁negoti ations ▁the ▁crisis ▁was ▁solved ▁and ▁the ▁cabinet ▁stayed ▁together .