Brussels:The party of the Netherlands’ outgoing prime minister, Mark Rutte, has ruled out forming a government with the anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders, as coalition talks began following this week’s shock general election result.Their decision removes the first building block of a potential partnership government with Wilders’ Freedom party (PVV), which caused a political earthquake after winning more seats than any other party in vote.
The conservatives of Rutte’s People’s party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), led by Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, however, indicated it might support Wilders on some votes in parliament.VVD’s decision came as the leader of the country’s liberal party warned people not to be fooled by any “Mother Teresa” act by Wilders in coalition negotiations.
