Dutch government falls: Far-right Wilders quits over asylum dispute

This Tuesday morning, the Netherlands woke up to a political earthquake, again. Geert Wilders, the leader of the anti-migration PVV party, announced on X that he is pulling out of the coalition government, causing the collapse of Prime Minister Dick Schoof’s cabinet. But what led to the fall out and what does this mean for…

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This Tuesday morning, the Netherlands woke up to a political earthquake, again. Geert Wilders, the leader of the anti-migration PVV party, announced on X that he is pulling out of the coalition government, causing the collapse of Prime Minister Dick Schoof’s cabinet.

But what led to the fall out and what does this mean for the country’s stability?

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