Dutch Government in Turmoil: What to Know
- Far-Right leader Geert Wilders withdrew his Freedom Party from the Dutch ruling coalition on June 3, collapsing the government after 11 months in power.
- The cabinet imploded due to escalating disputes over migration, with Wilders pushing to freeze asylum applications and halt reception center construction.
- Prime Minister Dick Schoof has officially stepped down but will continue to head a caretaker government made up of members from the other three coalition parties until elections, expected in autumn 2025, are held.
- New parliamentary elections are likely in autumn 2025, while travel and immigration policies remain stable amid this 'political earthquake,' easing concerns for international visitors.
- The political crisis may create ripple effects for the tourism sector, which relies on the Netherlands’ stable reputation as a popular destination attracting millions annually.
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The letters to the editor, about the shameless language of the debate, the resigned PVV ministers, the myth that labor migration is caused by the left, Hen...
That cabinets often fell prematurely in this century has to do with a growing political inability, concludes Jan Rotmans. The polder model no longer suffices, because in this day and age painful choices are needed to create breakthroughs.

The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next?
Dutch opposition parties are calling for fresh elections as soon as possible, a day after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders sparked the collapse of the country’s four-party coalition government.
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