Forming a new government in the Netherlands when the election was won by a far-right firebrand wanting to ban the Qur’an, reject all new asylum claims, exit the EU and rip up reams of environmental regulations was never going to be easy.
It became a lot harder on Tuesday, however, after a key potential member walked away from coalition talks, meaning Geert Wilders has almost no chance of forming a majority administration – although a minority cabinet remains a possibility.
