Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof steps down after far-right leader Wilders quits coalition

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Tuesday said he would step down, several hours after anti-Muslim populist Geert Wilders, leader of the largest government party, had quit the right-wing coalition.

Earlier on Tuesday, far-right leader Geert Wilders' PVV party left the governing coalition, saying it was not willing to support Schoof's ideas on halting asylum migration.

"No signature under our asylum plans. The PVV leaves the coalition," Wilders said in a post on X.