AMSTERDAM - Dutch election winner Geert Wilders and his prospective right-wing government partners gathered on Tuesday for a new round of coalition talks as a deadline set for the end of May 15 loomed.Talks on forming the most right-wing government in recent Dutch history have dragged on for almost six months since the nationalist Wilders' upset election victory on Nov. 22, as parties remained divided over migration policies and government finances.
If there is a deal, a new lead negotiator will be tasked with forming a cabinet of ministers, which parties have said would consist mainly of political outsiders with looser ties to parliament.If talks collapse, parliament could give former European Union climate chief Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green combination the lead role in a new round of talks.
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