Delicate talks to create a new Dutch government around anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders suffered a setback Wednesday when a lingering immigration issue divided the parties involved in brokering a coalition. “We have a problem,” Wilders told reporters in The Hague, the morning after a decision by senators from a key Dutch political party involved in the coalition talks to back legislation that could force municipalities to house asylum-seekers. People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) senators threw their support behind the proposal Tuesday night.
Negotiations to form a new Dutch government, led by politician Geert Wilders, faced a setback as an immigration issue divided the involved parties on Wednesday.
Talks to form a new Dutch government with Geert Wilders, known for anti-Islam views, faced a setback on Wednesday.A key political party, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, supported legislation to house asylum-seekers, opposed by Wilders.Senators backed the plan despite opposition from their leader, who is currently in coalition talks with Wilders. Delicate talks to
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