Overview

• The caretaker administration under Prime Minister Dick Schoof will remain in office until the October 29 vote.
• Last year’s technocratic coalition, which included Wilders’ PVV alongside VVD, BBB and NSC, had agreed on stringent immigration curbs that lawmakers never enacted.
• Recent surveys place the PVV at 28–30 seats versus its 37-seat haul in November 2023, with the Left/Green alliance and the liberal VVD party closely trailing.
• The collapse underscores the challenges of coalition governance in the Netherlands’ fragmented political landscape.
• Observers say the election outcome will test whether mainstream parties can counter the broader rise of far-right forces across Europe.