The PM made demands that saw his four-party coalition crumble
An election in Netherlands is likely as soon as mid-November
Mark Rutte arrives at Huis ten Bosch Palace to update King Willem-Alexander about the fall of the cabinet, in The Hague on July 8.
Photographer: Robin Utrecht/AFP/Getty Images
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte pulled the plug on his own government by cornering coalition partners over a deal to limit the inflow of migrants, setting the stage for a more conservative campaign ahead of elections expected late this year.
“All parties have gone to great lengths to find a solution,” Rutte said at a press conference on Friday as he announced the abrupt collapse of his fourth cabinet over a disagreement on the right to family reunions for refugees from war zones.