PVV leader Geert Wilders is “very disappointed” by the VVD’s decision not to participate in a new Cabinet, he said after the party leaders that won seats in parliament met on Friday. PVV Senator Gom van Strien will be the formation “scout” - the first person to investigate possible coalitions for the next Dutch government, Tweede Kamer president Vera Bergkamp announced at a press conference on Friday after the meeting.
The PVV's likely victory in Wednesday's election is partly due to choices made by the VVD, said D66 leader Rob Jetten at his party's election night celebration in Amsterdam. The VVD pushed voters down this path with "campaign choices on the backs of refugees." Several other parties agreed, saying VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz and her party normalized many far-right opinions.