Geert Wilders has reached a deal which is set to form the most right-wing government in the Netherlands in decades.
Almost six months after a major election win with his Party for Freedom (PVV), the nationalist has announced plans to bring together outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte's centre-right VVD, the new NSC party and farmers' protest party BBB in a coalition.
Talks have been ongoing for months since Wilders' election victory on November 22.
Wilders is known for his outspoken views on Islam, immigration and the climate.
Geert Wilders has reached a deal which is set to form the most right-wing government in the Netherlands in decades
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"We have an agreement among negotiators," Wilders said.
He said discussions for a suitable Prime Minister candidate would be "picked up at a later moment" after he forfeited the position in a bid to get the parties to come together.
Pieter Omtzigt, leader of the centrist NSC party said: "We're going to form a government.
"We'll wait and see who Wilders proposes as a prime minister candidate."
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A breakthrough in the discussions was struck in March when Wilders softened his anti-EU and anti-Islam rhetoric, and discarded opposition to all military support for Ukraine.
The deal still needs the endorsement of all four parties.
Louise van Schaik, head of EU & global affairs at the Clingendael think tank in The Hague warned that the issue of prime minister could still be problematic.
"It could be a very unstable construction," she added.
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"Being the largest party in a Cabinet, that’s something you can only dream of as a leader of a party and it’s good for our voters."
The announcement followed 16 hours of talks into the early hours of Wednesday.
