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Democrats 66 leader forms minority coalition with VVD and CDA after October election, facing vote-by-vote negotiations on €19bn defence spending and asylum reforms.

Democrats 66 leader ties with far-right PVV and GreenLeft-Labour at 23 seats each, promising to end Netherlands' veto reflex in Brussels and restore Dutch influence in EU decision-making.

The agreement imposes a 15% tariff on most European goods including cars, below the 30% threatened but above the 10% baseline the EU sought, while Brussels commits to $750 billion in US energy purchases and $600 billion in additional investment.

From the Netherlands to Slovakia, populist forces are entering government or wielding veto power, even as Berlin's domestic intelligence agency brands the AfD a confirmed extremist organisation.

Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom withdrew from government after seven months, triggering a vote that pits his anti-migration platform against a resurgent VVD and a Labour-Green alliance led by Frans Timmermans.

Mark Carney's Liberal Party wins Canadian election as former central banker campaigns on standing up to Trump; EU and NATO allies signal deeper cooperation ahead of June summit in The Hague.

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