By Euronews
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ADVERTISEMENTDutch far-right politician Geert Wilders has announced that his PVV party will leave the governing coalition over a migration dispute.
Wilders confirmed the move in a social media post on X, saying he had taken the decision because his coalition partners were unwilling to agree to his migration plans.
“No signature under our asylum plans. The PVV leaves the coalition,” he wrote.
Wilders presented a 10-point plan on Monday to radically reduce migration, putting pressure on his four-party coalition to toughen its migration policy or risk a cabinet crisis.
“The gloves are off,” Wilders said during a press conference to announce the plan, adding that if migration policy is not toughened up, his party “is out of the cabinet.”
The proposal called for a complete halt to asylum, as well as temporarily halting family reunions for asylum seekers who have been granted refugee status, and the return of all Syrians who have applied for asylum or are in the Netherlands on temporary visas.
He also wanted to close asylum centres and evict visa holders from centres to create more space, rather than opening new ones, which opposition parties and activists have called for to prevent overcrowding and inhumane conditions for asylum seekers who need shelter.
Wilders’ PVV won the national election in 2023, but he failed to secure the position of prime minister after resistance from other major parties.
This is a developing story and our journalists are working on further updates.
