Wilders leaves the coalition: drama about asylum policy in the Netherlands!

Wilders leaves the coalition: drama about asylum policy in the Netherlands!

In the Netherlands, the government coalition under the non -party politician Hendrikus (Dick) Schoof broke after Geert Wilders, the chairman of the party for freedom (PVV), announced on the platform X (formerly Twitter). The trigger for the decision was a dispute over the asylum policy, which brought the collaboration to a standstill within a very short time. Wilders said: "No signature for our asylum plans. The PVV leaves the coalition" and made it clear that he was dissatisfied with the hard course that the coalition partners were. Class = "Source_1"> OE24 reports that ...

Wilders himself was not part of the government, his party, the PVV, is the largest in parliament. The coalition had come about after Wilders had given up a government office, which was requested by his then coalition partners. This decision now raises the question of whether there will be new elections in the Netherlands in the near future. Wilders' exit could also have far-reaching consequences for the political landscape of the country, since its influence and which of the PVV are significant. The southern German newspaper emphasizes that …

discussion about asylum policy

The dispute over asylum policy was a central topic of the coalition negotiations. Wilders had asked his coalition partners to sign a ten-point plan on asylum policy. Among other things, this plan provided for the borders to be guarded by the army and dismiss all asylum seekers. Despite months of discussions, however, there was no agreement, which put the patience of the right -wing populist to the test and ultimately led to his retreat. "My patience is exhausted," said Wilders. The discrepancy between his demands and the low-action course of the coalition was clear. The Tagesschau reports that ...

The current situation in the Netherlands could lead to the pressure on the remaining coalition partners grown in order to achieve a new agreement. In view of the political challenges, especially with regard to the controversial asylum policy, it will be possible to observe exactly how the situation will develop in the coming days and weeks. The government of Wilders from the coalition presents the government with a significant challenge that could possibly determine the fate of Schoof and his loyalists.