Overview

• Geert Wilders announced on June 3 that the PVV would leave the ruling coalition over unmet demands for a stricter asylum policy.
• The government’s collapse places Dick Schoof in caretaker status until early elections expected in October or November 2025.
• Wilders’ ten-point immigration plan includes closing borders to asylum seekers, bolstering border checks and deporting dual nationals convicted of crimes, measures critics deem impractical or unlawful.
• Coalition partners in the VVD, NSC and BBB condemned the withdrawal as irresponsible and driven by Wilders’ ego, warning it will prolong political paralysis.
• The crisis highlights the fragility of Dutch coalition governments in a fragmented parliament and mirrors a broader surge of far-right influence across Europe.