Dutch government collapses over migration row: media

Rutte, the Netherlands' longest-serving leader, presided over crisis talks

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte
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The Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's coalition government collapsed after just a year and a half in office on Friday in a row over measures to curb the flow of migrants, local media said.

Rutte, the Netherlands' longest-serving leader, presided over crisis talks between the four coalition partners but failed to reach a deal, broadcasters NOS and RTL and the Dutch news agency ANP reported.

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