THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - A broad front of six political factions in the Dutch House of Representatives wants minister Stef Blok of Foreign Affairs on behalf of both the Kingdom and the European Union to call on Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, to step down.

They respond to the message that a civil war would be imminent. Blok must answer before January 30. Then there is a debate about the current situation in neighboring Venezuela.