Dutch centre-right government talks collapse

AMSTERDAM, Sept 3 | Fri Sep 3, 2010 12:00pm EDT

AMSTERDAM, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Talks to form a centre-right minority government in the Netherlands with support from an anti-immigrant party have collapsed, Dutch media reported on Friday.

News agency ANP reported the talks which began on Aug. 9 between the Liberals and Christian Democrats (CDA) about forming a minority government with parliamentary support from the anti-immigrant Freedom Party (PVV), had collapsed.

The parties were expected to hold a news conference later on Friday. (Reporting by Harro ten Wolde; Editing by Peter Graff)

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