Geert Wilders, the leader of the far-right in the Netherlands, has reached an initial agreement for his first right-wing coalition government. After winning a surprising quarter of parliamentary seats six months ago, his Party for Freedom (PVV) will lead a somewhat uneasy coalition with three other parties: the center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the New Social Contract party (NSC), and the Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB). But who will lead the country?
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Diederik Samsom, the former leader of Dutch Labour party PvdA, will step down from his role at the European Commission. Samsom is the current Head of Cabinet to European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, a role he also held for Hoekstra's predecessor, Frans Timmermans. His departure was confirmed by Hoekstra's office to both NOS and ANP.