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Dutch Government Collapses After Right-Wing Party Exits

Prime Minister Dick Schoof resigned on Tuesday after Geert Wilders' right-wing party left the government coalition.

The Dutch government, led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte, collapsed due to irreconcilable differences over migration policy within the four-party coalition, particularly with the Christian Democrats (CDA) and the progressive D66 party. The disagreement centered on asylum policies, with Rutte's conservative VVD party pushing for stricter measures, while D66 resisted. This marks the second time Rutte's government has fallen over migration issues, the first being in 2012. The collapse necessitates new elections, expected in November, amidst a backdrop of rising anti-immigration sentiment in Europe, exemplified by the increasing support for Geert Wilders' far-right Freedom Party (PVV).

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/dutch-government-collapses-wing-party-211739219.html