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Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte (r) hopes to secure a third term with a new coalition, including the Christian Democrats of Sybrand Buma (l). (Photo: Roel Wijnants)

Dutch coalition talks lengthiest in 40 years

The four parties negotiating a coalition deal in the Netherlands will break a record on Friday (21 July), the 128th day since the Dutch elections.

It will be the longest period needed for a coalition deal to be concluded since the 1970s, when the longest coalition talks took 208 days.

Dutch outgoing prime minister Mark Rutte, a Liberal, hopes to secure a third term. "That hope has not reduced, it may have been increased a little bit,” said Rutte.

The previous post-1970s reco...

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Dutch caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte (r) hopes to secure a third term with a new coalition, including the Christian Democrats of Sybrand Buma (l). (Photo: Roel Wijnants)

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