The possibility of the Netherlands‘ gambling reforms pressing ahead is under question after a collapse within the governing coalition threw the nation’s politics into shambles.
On Tuesday, 3 June, tensions within the four-party coalition boiled to a burst only a year after it took power. Geert Wilders, leader of the biggest coalition party PVV, stormed out of an emergency meeting called by PM Dick Schoof as a last-ditch effort to iron out their differences.
Wilders, a right-wing politician, posted on social media that PVV is withdrawing its support with immediate effect minutes after walking out. The reason – demands for a new immigration policy that the other three parties refused to sign.
