The coalition crisis deepened as Wilders demanded written commitments from VVD, NSC and BBB for his asylum plans, threatening to collapse the government. After one-hour crisis talks in his office, no agreement emerged, with Wilders stating "it doesn't look good" and coalition partners calling it a "political circus."
Morning coverage focused on conservative Karol Nawrocki's narrow Polish presidential victory, described as a major blow to Donald Tusk's pro-European government. The Council of State delivered harsh criticism of the cabinet's rent freeze plan, calling it "hardly defendable" and effectively blocking the housing policy.
Ukraine's Operation Spider Web continued generating analysis, with outlets describing how the drone attacks exposed Russian vulnerabilities deep in Siberian territory. A suspected terror attack at a Colorado pro-Israel event injured six people, with the perpetrator reportedly shouting "Free Palestine" while using improvised flamethrowers.
BBB lost another senator as Robert Croll defected to D66 over Gaza policy disagreements, further weakening the governing coalition's parliamentary position.