What to know about the Dutch government in turmoil and what happens next World Jun 4, 2025 12:32 PM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch opposition parties called Wednesday for fresh elections as soon as possible, a day after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders sparked the collapse of the country’s four-party coalition government.

Prime Minister Dick Schoof’s 11-month-old administration fell apart when Wilders withdrew his Party for Freedom ministers. Schoof and the ministers of three remaining parties remain in power as a caretaker Cabinet.

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The government, with limited powers, now has to lead the country for months before new elections and during what could — again —

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