The fact that the Dutch State is now a minority shareholder in Air France-KLM S.A. should ensure a certain amount of influence. Obvious questions arise, however, such as the question to what extent the Dutch State has effectively strengthened its grip on the company with this purchase and whether the Dutch public interests involved can be better safeguarded in this way. It is worth mentioning that although the French State and the Dutch State have the same amount of shares, the French State has double the voting rights. Under French company law, a shareholder that holds shares in a company for more than two years is entitled to double the voting rights on the basis of those shares. As a new shareholder, the Dutch State cannot invoke this clause yet.