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Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof has announced his resignation hours after far-right leader Geert Wilders walked out of his coalition government.
Following an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Schoof said he would resign but planned to remain in a caretaker role until fresh elections.
“I will continue undaunted,” he said, while condemning Wilders’ action as “irresponsible and unnecessary”.
Wilders pulled his Freedom party out of government after just 11 months, saying the other three parties in the coalition had refused to back his calls for tough action to cut immigration.
The veteran anti-Islamist won the most votes in the election in November 2023, sending shockwaves through Europe. His party subsequently joined the government for the first time.
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