Wilders has been frustrated with what he saw as the slow pace of introducing the “strictest-ever immigration policy”, agreed with coalition partners after his shock election win in November 2023.
The withdrawal opens up a period of political uncertainty in the European Union’s fifth-largest economy and major exporter, as far-right parties make gains across the continent.
Eighteen months after his surprise election win sent shockwaves through Europe, polls suggest his PVV is still the strongest.
The liberal VVD party, a traditional powerhouse in Dutch politics, are also running near the top two, meaning any election would likely be closely fought.
He threatened to torpedo the coalition if a new 10-point plan to crimp immigration were not implemented within a few weeks.
Summarising his demands, he said: “Close the borders for asylum seekers and family reunifications. No more asylum centres opened. Close them.”
- ‘Dutch Trump’ -
His ambitions to lead his country were frustrated after his election win, as his coalition partners blocked his premiership bid, settling instead on Schoof as a compromise candidate.
Wilders has been an uncompromising figure in parliament, his quick-witted jousting with Timmermans being a highlight of debates.
However, in the fractured Dutch political system, no party can win an absolute majority in the 150-seat parliament and Wilders will need partners.
The fourth party in the current coalition -- the anti-corruption New Social Contract -- has seen support collapse since charismatic leader Pieter Omtzigt stepped down.
In Germany, the anti-immigration far-right AfD doubled its score in legislative elections in February, reaching 20.8 percent.
And in Britain, polls show the anti-immigration, hard-right Reform UK party of Nigel Farage is making significant gains following a breakthrough in local elections.
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