Dutch snap election set for October 29: minister
"We have officially set the election date: the... elections will take place on Wednesday 29 October 2025," Interior Minister Judith Uitermark wrote on X.
"In the coming period, I will work with the municipalities and other stakeholders to prepare so that this important day in our democracy goes smoothly," added the minister.
Less than a year in office, Prime Minister Dick Schoof's government fell apart when Wilders demanded that coalition partners sign a 10-point anti-migration plan or risk the cabinet's end.
The proposal included sealing the borders with military patrols and rejecting all asylum-seekers at entry points.
The four-party coalition, formed more than six months after the November 2023 election, brought together Wilders' PVV party alongside other centre-right parties under the leadership of Schoof, a former intelligence chief.
Recent polls show support for Wilders' PVV has declined, although it remains the biggest party in the Dutch parliament.
Schoof will continue to lead a caretaker government until a new coalition is formed following the October vote.
Agencies
The Netherlands will hold a general election on October 29 following after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his PVV party out of the coalition government this week.
"We have officially set the election date: the... elections will take place on Wednesday 29 October 2025," Interior Minister Judith Uitermark wrote on X.
"In the coming period, I will work with the municipalities and other stakeholders to prepare so that this important day in our democracy goes smoothly," added the minister.
Less than a year in office, Prime Minister Dick Schoof's government fell apart when Wilders demanded that coalition partners sign a 10-point anti-migration plan or risk the cabinet's end.
The proposal included sealing the borders with military patrols and rejecting all asylum-seekers at entry points.
The four-party coalition, formed more than six months after the November 2023 election, brought together Wilders' PVV party alongside other centre-right parties under the leadership of Schoof, a former intelligence chief.
Recent polls show support for Wilders' PVV has declined, although it remains the biggest party in the Dutch parliament.
Schoof will continue to lead a caretaker government until a new coalition is formed following the October vote.
Agencies
The Netherlands will hold a general election on October 29 following after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his PVV party out of the coalition government this week.
"We have officially set the election date: the... elections will take place on Wednesday 29 October 2025," Interior Minister Judith Uitermark wrote on X.
"In the coming period, I will work with the municipalities and other stakeholders to prepare so that this important day in our democracy goes smoothly," added the minister.
Less than a year in office, Prime Minister Dick Schoof's government fell apart when Wilders demanded that coalition partners sign a 10-point anti-migration plan or risk the cabinet's end.
The proposal included sealing the borders with military patrols and rejecting all asylum-seekers at entry points.
The four-party coalition, formed more than six months after the November 2023 election, brought together Wilders' PVV party alongside other centre-right parties under the leadership of Schoof, a former intelligence chief.
Recent polls show support for Wilders' PVV has declined, although it remains the biggest party in the Dutch parliament.
Schoof will continue to lead a caretaker government until a new coalition is formed following the October vote.
Agencies
The Netherlands will hold a general election on October 29 following after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his PVV party out of the coalition government this week.
"We have officially set the election date: the... elections will take place on Wednesday 29 October 2025," Interior Minister Judith Uitermark wrote on X.
"In the coming period, I will work with the municipalities and other stakeholders to prepare so that this important day in our democracy goes smoothly," added the minister.
Less than a year in office, Prime Minister Dick Schoof's government fell apart when Wilders demanded that coalition partners sign a 10-point anti-migration plan or risk the cabinet's end.
The proposal included sealing the borders with military patrols and rejecting all asylum-seekers at entry points.
The four-party coalition, formed more than six months after the November 2023 election, brought together Wilders' PVV party alongside other centre-right parties under the leadership of Schoof, a former intelligence chief.
Recent polls show support for Wilders' PVV has declined, although it remains the biggest party in the Dutch parliament.
Schoof will continue to lead a caretaker government until a new coalition is formed following the October vote.
Agencies
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