"Dutch Far-Right Leader Geert Wilders' PM Ambitions Dashed as Coalition Talks Collapse"

Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders' hopes of becoming prime minister of the Netherlands are in jeopardy after coalition talks collapsed, with Pieter Omtzigt, leader of the New Social Contract party, walking away from negotiations due to differing financial expectations. Wilders, who won a quarter of the vote in the November election, has been unable to form a working alliance for his Party for Freedom, potentially leaving him unable to form a majority government in the 150-seat lower legislative body. If Wilders fails to form a government, a new election could be called, or the runner-up Labour-Green alliance could be considered.