FILE PHOTO: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte reacts to the exit polls in the Netherlands' general election in The Hague, Netherlands, March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/Pool
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch PM Mark Rutte was facing the biggest challenge to his leadership in a decade on Thursday, as opposition parties tabled a no-confidence motion and accused him of lying over remarks he made about what he discussed during talks to form a new Cabinet.
Rutte was the clear winner of March 17 parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic crisis. Losing a vote of confidence would cripple his ability to form a new government.
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