(Dutch News) Right-wing populist party Leefbaar Rotterdam is in talks to lead a four-way coalition in the port city with the support of Denk, whose support is concentrated in the city’s Turkish minority.
The unorthodox partnership would also include the two liberal parties, the VVD and D66, after the quartet met for the first time last Thursday.
Former social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees, who brokered the coalition deal in The Hague that secured Mark Rutte’s fourth term as prime minister, has been appointed to lead the exploratory round of negotiations.
Leefbaar, the party founded by anti-Islam politician Pim Fortuyn, increased its vote share to 20% in last month’s municipal elections, cementing its status as the largest party.
