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Speaking Friday at a meeting of far-right leaders in Portugal, Marine Le Pen of France called Wilders' win a vote of conscience "that attests for the defeat of those that have been in power for the past 30 years."
The party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it would support a center-right administration in parliament but not join the next government.
The Cabinet formation process began on Friday afternoon, marked by the first press conference of formation scout Gom van Strien. The PVV senator emphasized a "strong sense of urgency to speed up the formation of a cabinet" within politics and society. During this conference, he also mentioned not recalling his 2015 comment about the Dutch parliament being a "fake parliament."
The process of forming a new government for the Netherlands after a far-right party's election victory is underway
The process of forming a new government for the Netherlands after a far-right party's election victory is underway.