Leaders pick experienced deputies as talks enter "radio silence"

The leaders of the four parties holding talks to form the next Dutch government have picked their most experienced advisors to support them through the next phase of negotiations. Ronald Plasterk, the former home affairs minister chairing the formation process, said the talks would now enter a period of “radio silence” that could last until February. The four parties chosen to try to form a right-wing coalition – PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB – will first discuss constitutional issues, after...