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The process of forming a new government for the Netherlands after a far-right partys election victory is underway. Leaders of political parties met on Friday with the chair of parliament’s

The Netherlands’ Party for Freedom’s leader, Geert Wilders, will likely have to convince potential coalition partners that he would tone down some of his anti-Islam policies

The party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it would support a center-right admin in parliament but not join the next government.

The anti-Islam Party for Freedom, known by its Dutch acronym PVV, won 37 seats in the 150-seat lower house.

The anti-Islam Party for Freedom, known by its Dutch acronym PVV, won 37 seats in the 150-seat lower house.

The anti-Islam Party for Freedom, known by its Dutch acronym PVV, won 37 seats in the 150-seat lower house.

Geert Wilders, the far-right populist, has named Gom van Strien as a scout to explore workable governing coalitions as he aims to become the Netherlan

The process of forming a new government for the Netherlands after a far-right partys election victory is underway

A senator from the Netherlands Party for Freedom was appointed Friday to investigate possible governing coalitions in the aftermath of the far-right partys election victory, while the party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it would support a center-right administration in parliament but not join the next government.

PVV leader Geert Wilders is “very disappointed” by the VVD’s decision not to participate in a new Cabinet, he said after the party leaders that won seats in parliament met on Friday. PVV Senator Gom van Strien will be the formation “scout” - the first person to investigate possible coalitions for the next Dutch government, Tweede Kamer president Vera Bergkamp announced at a press conference on Friday after the meeting.