Party leaders tight lipped on talks about talks

The leaders of the right-wing VVD Liberals, anti-Islam PVV and Christian Democrats held their first informal talks about talks at a secret location on Monday afternoon, Trouw reports on Tuesday.


The three leaders are due to resume their meeting later today and have refused to comment on what, if any, progress is being made, the paper says.
CDA leader Maxime Verhagen agreed to join exploratory talks about forming a right-wing coalition at the weekend after MPs gave their backing.
But he has made it clear PVV leader Geert Wilders will have to give up his plans to introduce a tax on Muslim headscarves, ethnic registration and a ban on the Koran for there to be any prospect of a formal alliance.
Wilders has also suggested the PVV give support in parliament to a minority VVD CDA government as a potential solution for the political impasse.

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