UPDATE - Dutch premier steps down following collapse of coalition government

Migration policy deal unable to be reached after days of talks, according to media reports

ADDS RESIGNATION OF PRIME MINISTER; REVISES HEADLINE, LEDE

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced his resignation Friday after a four-party coalition government fell apart due to disagreements about migration policy.

The decision by the Netherlands’ longest-serving premier to step down came after the collapse of the ruling coalition which failed to reach an agreement about how to deal with asylum seekers entering the country.

After days of talks between key members of the Cabinet led by Rutte, a deal was unable to be reached and the ruling coalition collapsed, NL Times reported earlier, citing a source "close to talks."

The collapse ended the fourth term of Rutte's Cabinet which was inaugurated Jan. 10, 2022.

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