In the Netherlands, the collapse of the coalition government will likely trigger early elections, leading to a prolonged period of political uncertainty amid complex coalition-building and months of caretaker governance. The Dutch coalition government collapsed on June 3 after far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders announced his party's withdrawal from the coalition over disagreements on migration policy. The move followed a breakdown in talks with coalition partners over Wilders' hard-line asylum agenda, which included shutting borders with military patrols, suspending refugee family reunifications, rejecting asylum claims at entry points, deporting Syrians on temporary visas and introducing automatic deportation for migrants convicted of violent or sexual crimes. Wilders had issued an ultimatum demanding that coalition leaders sign a binding commitment to his 10-point plan, arguing existing cabinet proposals lacked enforcement guarantees. After failing to secure consensus, he informed Prime Minister Dick Schoof he could no longer support government policy...
