1 of 2 | PVV leader Geert Wilders, seen here in June 2024, announced Tuesday that his party was leaving the four-party coalition government. File Photo by Remko de Waal/EPA-EFE
June 3 (UPI) -- Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced his pending resignation following the collapse of the nation's government after the conservative Party for Freedom quit the Dutch coalition government on Tuesday morning.
Schoof announced he intends to resign and likely will submit his resignation to King Willem-Alexander's cabinet by the end of Tuesday, the BBC reported.
Schoof told media he would resign after an emergency cabinet meeting concluded following the exit of the conservative Party for Freedom (PVV) earlier in the day.
The current cabinet will act as a caretaker until a new government is formed following elections that likely will occur in October.
