Coalition talks start up again in earnest

Talks on forming a new coalition government resumed shortly after 10am on Monday, with all the party leaders expressing their disappointment the Netherlands did not win the World Cup, the Telegraaf reports.


But all four also said they were proud that the Netherlands made it to the final.
The two Liberal parties VVD and D66, Labour and the left-wing greens GroenLinks are now looking at specific policy issues in their efforts to create a new coalition.
The general election was on June 9. Earlier efforts to put together a right-wing coalition including the anti-Islam PVV failed.

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