Formation of government in The Hague
Wilders gives up resistance to aid to Ukraine
February 26, 2024, 3:49 p.m
Even months after Wilders’ election victory, the Netherlands still does not have a new government. Other parties refuse to work with the right-wing populist. In order to speed up coalition formation, Wilders is now making at least one concession.
Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders has given up his opposition to further military aid for Ukraine. With this gesture he wanted to bring movement to the deadlocked coalition negotiations, said the politician in The Hague.
The head of the right-wing radical Party for Freedom has so far rejected military aid for Ukraine. This was a point of contention with the other right-wing parties with whom he would like to form a government coalition. Now a new round of talks began in an effort to build a coalition.
Wilders won the general election in November, winning 37 of the 150 seats. He wanted to form a coalition with three other right-wing parties. But the talks initially failed in January. Wilders said he hoped that other parties would now also make concessions. “The Netherlands needs a government quickly.”
The new explorator hired by parliament first wants to talk to all parliamentary group leaders. However, the formation of a right-wing majority government with Prime Minister Wilders seems impossible. The first thing to be examined is whether a right-wing minority government has a chance.