(Dutch News) The Dutch government collapsed on Tuesday morning after Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right PVV, stepped out of the coalition after failing to have his own way over asylum.
“No signature for our asylum plans, no changes to the main coalition agreement. The PVV is leaving the coalition,” Wilders said on social media.
At a press conference last week, Wilders presented a 10-point plan to cut migration by enlisting the army to secure and patrol the borders, close refugee accommodation facilities and send home all Syrian refugees on the grounds that the country is no longer high-risk.
On Monday he demanded the three other party leaders “add their signatures” to the plans and ensure some measures are realised in a few weeks. Otherwise, he said, he would quit.
