The course proved to be profitable: in the heavily polarised general election of 1972, the VVD gained six seats. The VVD was kept out of government by the social democratic and Christian democratic Den Uyl cabinet. Although the ties between the VVD and other organisations within the neutral pillar became ever looser, the number of neutral organisations friendly to the VVD grew. The TROS and later Veronica, new broadcasters which entered the Netherlands Public Broadcasting, were friendly to the VVD. In 1977, the VVD again won six seats, bringing its total to twenty-eight seats. When lengthy formation talks between the social democrats and Christian democrats eventually led to a final break between the two parties, the VVD formed cabinet with the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), with a majority of only two seats.
the course proved to be profitable in the heavily polarised general election of 1972 the vvd gained six seats the vvd was kept out of government by the social democratic and christian democratic den uyl cabinet although the ties between the vvd and other organisations within the neutral pillar became ever looser the number of neutral organisations friendly to the vvd grew the tros and later veronica new broadcasters which entered the netherlands public broadcasting were friendly to the vvd in 1977 the vvd again won six seats bringing its total to twenty-eight seats when lengthy formation talks between the social democrats and christian democrats eventually led to a final break between the two parties the vvd formed cabinet with the christian democratic appeal (cda) with a majority of only two seats