The leader of the Dutch far-right Geert Wilders said today that his Party for Freedom (PV) will leave the ruling coalition, which caused a political crisis, Reuters reported, BTA reported.
The agency notes that this decision causes a political crisis, effectively bringing down the government and could lead to new parliamentary elections.
Wilders said that his coalition partners are not willing to accept his ideas to stop migration and provide asylum, for which he asked for immediate support last week.
"There is no signature under our plans for providing asylum. "The PS is leaving the coalition," Wilders said in an article in "Ex".
Wilders announced his decision in "Ex" after a brief meeting in parliament of the leaders of the four parties that make up the ruling coalition for 11 months, the Associated Press noted.
Wilders told Prime Minister Dick Schoff that all ministers from his party were leaving the government, Reuters reported.
The government crisis comes just three weeks before the Netherlands is to host a summit of NATO leaders in The Hague, the AP recalls.
Dylan Yesilgoz, leader of the right-wing People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, said before the meeting that Schoff had called on leaders to act responsibly.
"The prime minister who addressed us this morning said that we are facing huge international challenges, we have a war on our continent, we could be hit by an economic crisis," Yesilgoz told reporters in parliament.
But just a few minutes later the meeting ended, as Wilders' participation in the government.
"I am shocked", said Yesilgoz, calling Wilders' decision "super irresponsible".
After years in opposition, Wilders' party won the last election on promises to reduce migration. He has become increasingly frustrated with what he sees as the coalition's slow pace of efforts to implement his plans.
Last week, Wilders asked his coalition partners to sign a 10-point plan aimed at radically reducing migration, including using the army to guard land borders and returning all asylum seekers. He then said that if immigration policy was not tightened, his party "will leave the cabinet".