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Which party's lijsttrekker (top candidate) was Jaap de Hoop Scheffer for the election of 1998?
Christian Democratic Appeal
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Labour Party
Christian Union
Answer
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer was the lijsttrekker for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) in the 1998 Dutch general election. He led the party to a victory, securing 29 seats in the House of Representatives. De Hoop Scheffer served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the First and Second Balkenende cabinets from 2002 to 2003. He is also a former Secretary General of NATO.
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer stepped down as a leader after an internal power struggle with ___.
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