The four Dutch political parties that have been working on a coalition agreement have struck a deal which they will present to their parliamentary groups.<br /><br />Who will be in the coalition?<br /><br />Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s centre-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the conservative Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). the liberal D66 and the conservative Christian Union (CU).<br /><br />Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte moves a step closer to forming his third government https://t.co/1n9E3BaEvY pic.twitter.com/2ES6eUvkDf— Bloomberg (@business) 9 octobre 2017<br /><br /><br />When will the details be made public?<br /><br />Probably during a press conference on Tuesday.<br /><br />Parliament is likely to be informed later in the week.<br /><br />And what happens after that?<br /><br />Rutte will almost certainly remain prime minister and he is likely to be reappointed later this week. <br /><br />He will then form a Cabinet, which is on course to be sworn in later this month.<br /><br />How long have the Dutch been without a government?<br /><br />Since the parliamentary election on March 15 – that’s 208 days.<br /><br />What they are saying<br /><br />Alexander Pechtold, the leader of D66, said a deal with the CU was not his first choice but added that the final agreement was “balanced.”<br />
