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Dutch coalition talks postponed to August
By EUobserver
The main political parties in the Netherlands decided on Tuesday to postpone talks to form a coalition government until mid-August, Reuters reported. Centre-right caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte and Sigrid Kaag, the leader of the centre-left D-66, are expected to put forward a plan for the country's recovery and climate policies, which could help them to gain support from at least ten other parties to reach a majority in parliament.