Dutch far-right leader Wilders says 'time pressing' on government formation


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  • Thursday, 01 Feb 2024

FILE PHOTO: Dutch far-right politician and leader of the PVV party Geert Wilders reacts as he meets the press as parties' lead candidates meet to begin coalition talks in The Hague, Netherlands, November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ten weeks after his resounding win in Dutch elections, far- right leader Geert Wilders said on Thursday that the task of forming a new government was not getting any easier.

"Time is pressing and that is not necessarily making things easier," Wilders told reporters before heading into another round of meetings with his three prospective government partners.

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