Coalition negotiator Sybrand Buma said on Thursday afternoon he plans to force a decision on potential cabinet partners on Friday, after concluding that there is currently no workable majority or minority coalition.

Several parties see enough common ground in the interim policy document drafted by D66 and CDA to continue talks, he said, but the key question now is “with whom”.

“The moment is coming to decide,” Buma told reporters after finishing two days of talks with all party leaders. He said the cabinet formation process is “completely stuck”, with no alliance in a position to command sufficient support.

“Major choices have to be made,” he said. “They [the parties] also have a responsibility to take the next step.”

D66, VVD, CDA, GroenLinks-PvdA and JA21 have been invited to meet Buma on Friday morning to discuss how to break the impasse. These groups are essential to any next step, Buma said.

Buma is expected to deliver his final report to parliament on December 9.

D66 leader Rob Jetten and CDA leader Henri Bontenbal were cautious after their talks with Buma, describing the situation as “complicated”. Jetten, who is set to be the next prime minister, said there is “no clear route” yet, while Bontenbal sad he remains hopeful despite the deadlock.

Earlier, VVD leader Dilan Yesilgöz said again that she will not join a coalition which includes the left-wing alliance GroenLinks-PvdA and that if her party does join talks with D66 and CDA she would want to start with a “completely new document”, ignoring the work which has already been done on a coalition agreement so far.

However, Yesilgöz did appear to leave the door open for a minority cabinet, saying that she is “tied to no-one” – a position which would allow her to ditch preferred coalition partner JA21.

“We have always said that a minority cabinet would not be our first choice, but we have not said whether we are for or against it in principle,” she said.

D66 in particular is known to have doubts about working with the far right party, which wants a total stop on immigration and a virtual end to spending on development aid.

In addition, a D66, VVD, CDA, JA21 set-up would only control 75 of the 150 seats in the lower house of parliament – far from the stable majority which D66 and the CDA support. It would also be 14 seats short of a majority in the upper house.

Speaking after his meeting with Buma, GroenLinks-PvdA leader Jesse Klaver said it would be a “crucial error” if D66 and the CDA formed a minority cabinet with the right-wing VVD. “That would be rewarding the VVD’s blockade,” he said. “It is the arrogance of power.”