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Dutch government collapses over migration row: media

Rutte had wanted to tighten curbs on reuniting families of asylum seekers, following a scandal last year about migration centres. (Photo: AFP)

THE HAGUE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's coalition government collapsed after just a year and a half in office on Friday in a row over measures to curb the flow of migrants, local media said.

Rutte, the Netherlands' longest-serving leader, presided over crisis talks between the four coalition partners but failed to reach a deal, broadcasters NOS and RTL and the Dutch news agency ANP reported.

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