Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has announced he is stepping down just hours after far-right leader Geert Wilders quit the coalition government. Wilders wanted what he called “the strictest asylum policy ever”, but coalition partners refused to sign up to his plans. Schoof says he regrets Wilders' decision, calling it unnecessary. Al Jazeera’s Dominic Kane has more from the Netherlands. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Netherlands #DutchPolitics #DickSchoof #GeertWilders #PVV #DutchCovernmentCollapse #NetherlandsMigrationCrisis #EUasylumLaws #DutchElections #NetherlandsPoliticalTurmoil #AlJazeeraEnglish
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof steps down after ruling coalition government collapsed
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has announced he is stepping down just hours after far-right leader Geert Wilders quit the coalition government. Wilders wanted what he called “the strictest asylum policy ever”, but coalition partners refused to sign up to his plans. Schoof says he regrets Wilders' decision, calling it unnecessary. Al Jazeera’s Dominic Kane has more from the Netherlands. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Netherlands #DutchPolitics #DickSchoof #GeertWilders #PVV #DutchCovernmentCollapse #NetherlandsMigrationCrisis #EUasylumLaws #DutchElections #NetherlandsPoliticalTurmoil #AlJazeeraEnglish