Dutch Far-Right Leader Wilders Quits Coalition, Toppling Government
Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday his PVV party would leave the governing coalition, toppling the right-wing government and likely leading to new elections.
Wilders said his coalition partners were not willing to embrace his ideas on halting asylum migration, for which he had demanded immediate support last week.
“No signature under our asylum plans. The PVV leaves the coalition,” Wilders said in a post on X.
Wilders’ surprise move ends an already fragile coalition which has struggled to reach any consensus since its installation last July.
It will likely bring new elections in a few months, adding to political uncertainty in the euro zone’s fifth-largest economy.
It will likely also delay a decision on a possibly historic increase in defense spending to meet new NATO targets.
