 On November 30, 2006 the new parliament was sworn in, including several members of the current demissionair cabinet (Balkenende, Verdonk, van der Hoeven, Wijn, van Geel, Kamp, Remkes among others).Because of the election results, this House of Representatives had a majority of parties that opposed the course of the third Balkenende cabinet on important issues.One important election issue was an amnesty for a specific group of asylum seekers.