Snap elections had been held on 9 June 2010, with devastating effects for the formerly largest get together, the CDA, which shed about fifty percent of its seats, ensuing in 21 seats. In the 2002 elections, this cabinet dropped its bulk, mainly because of an enhanced support for the CDA and the rise of the suitable-wing LPF, a new political bash, all around Pim Fortuyn, who was assassinated a week in advance of the elections.