Wilders threatens to leave Dutch government if no halt to asylum
Jun 02, 2025
Washington DC [US], June 2: Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders has reiterated his threat to break up the governing coalition in The Hague if his demands for a relentlessly tough stance on asylum seekers are not met.
Millions of Dutch people, he said, expected the implementation of a corresponding 10-point plan from his Party for Freedom (PVV), Wilders wrote on X on Sunday.
The PVV leader added: "Let me be very clear: If the majority of our proposals from the 10-point asylum plan are not adopted (and thus added to the coalition agreement) and the government does not implement them as quickly as possible, the PVV will exit this coalition." Wilders issued the threat shortly before consultations by the four-party coalition on the PVV's demands, which, according to the ANP news agency, were scheduled for Monday evening. The PVV, the strongest force in parliament since the recent election, is demanding the closure of borders to all asylum seekers. If necessary, the army should be deployed to control the borders, Wilders had stated during the presentation of the plan a week ago.
Source: Qatar Tribune
