March 13, 2024 – 8:53 pm
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Last year, the anti-Islam Freedom Party led by Geert Wilders won the Dutch parliamentary elections, but due to the fragmented Dutch political system, it has not been able to form a government yet. the BBC News He wrote on Wednesday that Wilders has now been released so he can become prime minister, as they have yet to reach an agreement with the other parties.
“I could only become prime minister if every party in the coalition supported me. That was not the case,” he said.
This was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the populist politician. Three parties agreed to form a coalition. Wilders has already announced what he wants: a right-wing government, and fewer asylum seekers and migrants. The 60-year-old politician, who maintains a good relationship with Viktor Orbán and Betio Bonius, declared that “the love I feel for my country and the voters is greater and more important than my position.”
The four parties preparing to form a coalition finally agreed that none of the party leaders will participate in the next government. It is not clear whether the candidate for prime minister emerged during the negotiations. On Thursday, the parties are scheduled to hold a parliamentary discussion on forming the government.
