Netherlands: PM Schoof to resign after Wilders quits coalition, to stay on in caretaker role

Netherlands: PM Schoof to resign after Wilders quits coalition, to stay on in caretaker role

Hours after anti-Muslim populist Geert Wilders, leader of the largest government party had quit the right-wing coalition, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Tuesday said he would step down.

Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders talks to the media after pulling his party out of the four-party Dutch coalition in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo)