The Dutch prime minister is handing his resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting the king to turn in the resignation of his four-party coalition and set the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a general election later this year THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting the king to turn in the resignation of his four-party coalition and set the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a general election later this year. King Willem-Alexander flew back from a family vacation in Greece to meet with Rutte on Saturday. The vexed issue of reining in migration that has troubled countries across Europe for years was the final stumbling block that brought down Rutte's government Friday night, exposing the deep ideological differences between the four parties that made up the uneasy coalition . Now it is likely to dominate campaigning for an election that is still months away. “We are the party that can ensure a majority to significantly restrict the flow of asylum seekers,” said Geert Wilders, le...