Wilders set to back Dutch minority government

Article reports that Geert Wilders, the anti-Islamic Dutch politician, would agree a deal to support a minority right-of-centre government in exchange for policy concessions on immigration in a move in early August 2010 that could break the deadlock in coalition-building talks following theJune 2010 inconclusive general election.

ESO: Background information: Dutch general election, 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-general-election-2010/

ESO: Background information: Nato promises to fill Afghan gap http://www.europeansources.info/record/nato-promises-to-fill-afghan-gap/

BBC News, 1.8.10: Dutch troops end Afghanistan deployment http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10829837

France24, 1.8.10: Netherlands begins formal withdrawal after four years http://www.france24.com/en/20100801-netherlands-pulls-out-military-NATO-afghanistan-deployment-taliban

Deutsche Welle, 1.8.10: Dutch withdraw from Afghanistan http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5855602,00.html

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 1.8.10: Netherlands - first NATO member to leave Afghanistan http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/netherlands-first-nato-member-leave-afghanistan

De Volkskrant, 2.8.10: Coalition with Wilders looks likely http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/305861-coalition-wilders-looks-likely

Deutsche Welle, 2.8.10: Anti-Islam party to feature in Dutch minority government http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5858573,00.html

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 2.8.10: Rutte: minority cabinet only option http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/rutte-minority-cabinet-only-option

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