Legacy Kok was highly praised for his Third Way and polder model philosophies and for the success of leading his Purple Coalitions. During his premiership, his cabinets were responsible for implementing several social reforms, legalizing same-sex marriage and euthanasia,Former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok dies; Euronews; 21 October 2018 stimulating the economy resulting in more employment and privatization and further reducing the deficit. As a result of this, and because of his skills as manager and negotiator, Kok was praised by his fellow European leaders.
Legacy Kok was highly praised for his Third Way and polder model philosophies and for the success of leading his Purple Coalitions. During his premiership, his cabinets were responsible for implementing several social reforms, legalizing same-sex marriage and euthanasia,Former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok dies; Euronews; 21 October 2018 s!timulating the economy resulting in more employment and privatization and further reducing the deficit. As a result of this, and because of his skills: as manager and negotiator, Kok was praised by his fellow European leaders.