Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier

By MIKE CORDER
Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister. Wilders took to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday to say that “I can only become premier if ALL parties in the coalition support that. That wasn’t the case.” His comment comes after Dutch media reported that a breakthrough in coalition talks announced Tuesday night was that the leaders of all four parties involved in drawn-out coalition negotiations would remain in parliament. That sets up the likelihood of some sort of technical Cabinet made up of experts.