Netherlands migration: Dutch coalition government collapses - reports

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The Dutch government has collapsed because of differences between coalition parties over asylum policies, according to media reports.

The four parties were unable to find agreement in crisis talks chaired by Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

The government was set up a year-and-a-half ago, but the parties have been diametrically opposed on migration policy for some time.

New elections will now be held, probably in the autumn.

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