Introductory talks on forming a new coalition government made up of the two Liberal parties, left-wing greens GroenLinks and Labour stalled on Tuesday, Nos tv reports.

Mark Rutte, leader of the right-wing Liberals VVD, does not think there are sufficient prospects for reaching a deal to make detailed negotiations worthwhile, Nos said.
The party has always been sceptical about linking up with the left-leaning groups because of differences over economic policy.
It is not yet clear what coalition negotiator Uri Rosenthal’s next steps will be.
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