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Dutch PM Mark Rutte resigns over migration policy row
Updated On: 09 July, 2023 07:50 AM IST | Hague | Agencies
Opposition lawmakers wasted no time in calling for fresh elections even before Rutte formally confirmed his resignation
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte delivers a press conference following a cabinet meeting after the collapse of the Rutte IV cabinet in The Hague on July 7. Pic/AFP
The Dutch government has collapsed because of irreconcilable differences within the four-party coalition about how to rein in migration, a divisive issue that has split nations across Europe.
The resignation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the longest-serving premier of the nation, on Friday means the country will face a general election later this year. Rutte and his government will remain in office in a caretaker capacity until a new ruling coalition is chosen.
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