VVD chairman and former Rotterdam mayor Ivo Opstelten has been recommended as the man to lead the next stage of the coalition talks – the formation of a minority CDA VVD government which will have PVV support in parliament.

Current negotiator Ruud Lubbers made the recommendation to queen Beatrix while briefing her on the latest developments on Tuesday afternoon.
Opstelten will be charged with helping the three parties identify spending cuts totalling €18bn to bring the budget deficit back under control.
If and how
He must also find out ‘if and how’ agreement can be reached on guaranteeing parliamentary support from the anti-Islam PVV. This will require deals on immigration, integration, asylum seekers, public safety and care of the elderly, Lubbers said in his report to the queen.
PVV leader Geert Wilders has said agreement must be reached on these subjects in return for his party’s support in parliament for spending cuts.
In his report, Lubbers made a number of recommendations of where support from the PVV can be won. These include new rules governing family reunification and compulsory languge tests, tighter eligibility criteria for social security benefits, fast-track court procedures and more efforts to tackle the problem of under-12s who cause a public nuisance.