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Dutch PM Schoof steps down after Wilders quit coalition
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Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof reacts during a press conference at NATO headquarters, in Brussels, May 21, 2025. (JOHN THYS / AFP)
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof says he will step down, several hours after far-right leader Geert Wilders, leader of the largest government party, quit the right-wing coalition.
Wilders has been frustrated with what he sees as the slow pace of introducing the “strictest-ever immigration policy,” agreed on with coalition partners after his shock election win in November 2023.
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