2023-07-07 20:57:06
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s coalition government has fallen after heated negotiations between the four ruling parties over refugee policy, national media reported on Friday (July 7th).
“The government has not reached an agreement on the measures to be taken in order to restrict the influx of asylum seekers. This is what is reported in The Hague”writes on its site the Dutch public radio-television NOS. “This is the end of the Rutte IV government”she adds.
Adoption of a series of divisive measures
Nicknamed « Teflon » for his ability to stay in power for 12 years despite scandals – and thus becoming the longest serving prime minister in the history of the Netherlands – Mark Rutte had taken the reins of his fourth coalition in January 2022 after a record of 271 days of negotiations.
But the head of government, of the liberal right-wing VVD party, had in recent days caused trouble among his right-wing and center partners, demanding that they adopt a series of divisive measures around the reception asylum seekers.
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