VVD leader Mark Rutte finally sees potential for the formation of a new government with the Labour party, left-wing Liberals D66 and GroenLinks, the Volkskrant reports on Thursday.

The paper quoted Rutte as saying on Wednesday that the only obstacle remaining was the ‘conditions’ under which the VVD would join the other parties. He made the comment after holding talks with cabinet negotiator Herman Tjeenk Willink.
The other party leaders know what those conditions are and if they are in agreement, talks can begin, Rutte said.
Differences
In the previous three weeks of talks, Rutte has dismissed the ‘purple plus’ option several times. ‘Purple plus’ refers to the mix of party colours. In particular he emphasised differences of economic policy between the VVD and Labour.
After the failure of talks to form a coalition with the anti-Islam PVV, Rutte had called for the formation of a left-centre-right coalition. But Labour leader Job Cohen was opposed to that option because it would involve two parties which lost seats in the June 9 vote.
The VVD has 31 seats in the new-look parliament, an increase of nine. Labour has 30, which was down three on its previous total.