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Already difficult talks to form a government coalition in the Netherlands after Geert Wilders's shock election win were thrown into disarray Monday as the man tasked with overseeing them resigned.Van Strien was supposed to begin the formal task of forming a coalition later Monday, meeting the top party leaders, starting with Wilders himself.
Cabinet formation scout Gom van Strien will meet four party leaders on Monday in his search for a coalition. The PVV senator will continue as the scout despite fraud concerns around him. He denied the accusations published by NRC. PVV leader Geert Wilders is first on the schedule at the end of the morning. Later in the day, Frans Timmermans (GroenLinks-PvdA), VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz, and Rob Jetten of the D66 will follow. Pieter Omtzigt of NSC could not make it to Monday's meeting due to “agenda technical reasons.” He will visit the scout on Tuesday.
The Hague: Talks to form a government coalition in the Netherlands after Geert Wilders s shock election win were thrown into disarray Monday as the ma...
Gom van Strien, who was chosen by Geert Wilders to oversee the first stage of coalition talks, resigned over fraud allegations. It remains uncertain whether the election winner will be able to form a government.
PVV Senator Gom van Strien resigned from his duties as scout for the Cabinet formation process. His resignation follows an article by NRC linking him to fraud at his former employer. The resignation of the scout before even his first meeting with party leaders is not an auspicious start to what is expected to be a challenging government formation.