Dutch PM Dick Schoof steps down after Wilders withdraws party from coalition over migration plans

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Dutch PM Dick Schoof steps down after Wilders withdraws party from coalition over migration plans  Schoof's announcement comes hours after Wilders said he had taken the decision to withdraw from the coalition because his partners were unwilling to agree to his migration plans.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/03/dutch-far-right-leader-geert-wilders-pulls-party-out-of-government-over-migration-plan  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has resigned from his position just hours after far-right

00:06politician Geert Wilders announced his party for freedom would pull out of the ruling government

00:12coalition.

00:15Schoof is expected to submit the cabinet's resignation to King Willem Alexander by the

00:20end of the day on Tuesday, but says the coalition will remain as a caretaker government up until

00:26the new election.

00:41It comes after a turbulent day in Dutch politics, with Wilders declaring his withdrawal from government

00:47following the coalition's refusal to accept his immigration policy.

00:52Wilders' 10-point plan, which he presented last Monday, called for a complete halt to

00:59asylum, a temporary stop to family reunions for asylum seekers with refugee status and

01:06the return of all Syrians who have applied for asylum or are in the Netherlands on temporary

01:11visas.

01:13The Dutch government is now teetering on the brink of collapse, paving the way for snap

01:18elections in the Western European nation.

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