Dutch Coalition Talks Delayed as Negotiations Reach an Impasse
- Preliminary talks with Dutch political leaders continue Monday
- Four parties needed for majority in 150-seat lower house
Mark Rutte makes his way to meet Edith Schippers in The Hague on May 17.
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Efforts to form a new Dutch government have been delayed because no combination of political parties has garnered sufficient support to start formal talks, lead negotiator Edith Schippers said.
“We need to give the parties the opportunity to let them think about if they can, and will want to move,” Schippers, who is also the health minister and a member of the Liberal party, told reporters in The Hague. Schippers called for “a moment of reflection” and said the parties should move away from their first coalition picks and think about second or third options to form a stable government.