Dutch PM Rutte meets king to discuss caretaker government

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte speaks as he attends a news statement with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (not pictured) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte met with King Willem-Alexander on Saturday to discuss a caretaker administration, the day after his centre-right government collapsed following a dispute over migration policies.

Rutte declined to comment on the hour and a half-long talks after he left the palace in The Hague.