Dutch government collapses over Afghan mission
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Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende announced Saturday the second largest party in his ruling coalition is quitting the government over irreconcilable differences on whether to extend the Netherlands' military mission in Afghanistan.
Balkenende made no mention of elections as he spoke to reporters after a 16-hour Cabinet meeting in The Hague that ended close to dawn. However, the resignation of the Labor Party would leave his government with an unworkable majority. (AP)
