Dutch government collapses as far-right leader pulls party out of coalition
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The Dutch government has collapsed after the far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the ruling coalition in a row over immigration and asylum policy.
The prime minister, Dick Schoof, on Tuesday handed in his resignation and that of his 11-month-old cabinet to King Willem-Alexander. Remaining ministers will stay on in a caretaker capacity until new elections, most likely in October.
“We have decided that there is now insufficient support for this government,” Schoof told reporters in The Hague after an emergency cabinet meeting, adding that he considered Wilders’s decision “irresponsible and unnecessary”.
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The Dutch government has collapsed after the far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the ruling coalition in a row over immigration and asylum policy.
The prime minister, Dick Schoof, on Tuesday handed in his resignation and that of his 11-month-old cabinet to King Willem-Alexander. Remaining ministers will stay on in a caretaker capacity until new elections, most likely in October.
“We have decided that there is now insufficient support for this government,” Schoof told reporters in The Hague after an emergency cabinet meeting, adding that he considered Wilders’s decision “irresponsible and unnecessary”.
That man never wanted to govern anyway. All he wants to do is scream and throw tantrums. I didn’t think it would last this long really.
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That man never wanted to govern anyway. All he wants to do is scream and throw tantrums. I didn’t think it would last this long really.
I had given them half a year. How long did they end up holding out? 9 months?
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I had given them half a year. How long did they end up holding out? 9 months?
Just under a year. 2 July would have been the one year mark if memory serves me correctly
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The Dutch government has collapsed after the far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the ruling coalition in a row over immigration and asylum policy.
The prime minister, Dick Schoof, on Tuesday handed in his resignation and that of his 11-month-old cabinet to King Willem-Alexander. Remaining ministers will stay on in a caretaker capacity until new elections, most likely in October.
“We have decided that there is now insufficient support for this government,” Schoof told reporters in The Hague after an emergency cabinet meeting, adding that he considered Wilders’s decision “irresponsible and unnecessary”.
Wilders is against everything, the man is a walking disaster.
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Wilders is against everything, the man is a walking disaster.
He's got 0 leadership.
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He's got 0 leadership.
He’s a great leader, without him the pvv would implode. That’s the scary thing.
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The Dutch government has collapsed after the far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the ruling coalition in a row over immigration and asylum policy.
The prime minister, Dick Schoof, on Tuesday handed in his resignation and that of his 11-month-old cabinet to King Willem-Alexander. Remaining ministers will stay on in a caretaker capacity until new elections, most likely in October.
“We have decided that there is now insufficient support for this government,” Schoof told reporters in The Hague after an emergency cabinet meeting, adding that he considered Wilders’s decision “irresponsible and unnecessary”.
Hard to govern when all you do is bitch against the government.
