Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte handed over his government’s resignation to King Willem-Alexander in The Hague on Saturday, The Associated Press reported.

The resignation marked the end of Rutte’s 17-month four-party coalition recently torn apart by disagreements over immigration policy. Associated Press report I got it. The government will not pass major new laws, but will remain in power as an interim government until general elections later this year and the formation of a new coalition government.

Rutte’s Democratic People’s Party (VVD), or People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, is one of four parties in a coalition government. The VVD and the Christian Democrats are reportedly in favor of tougher measures against immigrants, while two other parties, the Democratic 66 Party and the Christian Union, are against tougher crackdowns on immigrants. Another Associated Press report. One immigration proposal the government has considered involves creating two classes of asylum: temporary asylum for those fleeing conflict and permanent asylum for those fleeing persecution. board. Another focused on reducing the number of families allowed to join asylum seekers in the Netherlands. Meetings held late Wednesday through Friday failed to reach agreement on immigration policy, and Prime Minister Rutte “concluded that these differences were irreconcilable,” the report said. (Related: Biden to ease visa restrictions for migrant workers in handout to Indian Prime Minister Modi)

He must work with allied partners to assist transition partners. We draw conclusions about the results. Daarom heb ik het ontslag van het voltallige kabinet aangeboden aan de Koning.

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— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) July 7, 2023

In 2022, 401,351 people will migrate to the Netherlands, of which nearly 64% will be European. Dutch statistics, National Statistics Office. Asian immigrants accounted for the highest number of immigrants outside the European Union (EU) at 17.3%. Non-EU asylum seekers were her 21,505 and her 18,465 from non-EU countries were students. According to one study, nearly half of labor migrants from non-European Union countries are well-educated men working in the service sector. separate report According to Statistics Netherlands. But migration rates are reportedly putting pressure on housing resources in the densely populated country, The Associated Press noted.

Rutte, 56, has been prime minister since 2010, making him the longest-serving prime minister in the Netherlands. BBC. The fourth coalition he formed has reportedly come under pressure on immigrants from other anti-immigration parties in the country.