The resignation of the coalition government means parliament will most likely be dissolved and the Dutch will go to the polls in a general election, expected to be held in November.
Rutte, 56, in power since 2010, is already the Netherlands' longest serving prime minister. He told a press conference late on Friday that he'd like to run for a fifth term but would consult with his party before making a final decision.
Tensions came to a head this week, when Rutte demanded support for a proposal to limit the arrival of children of war refugees who are already in the Netherlands and to make families wait at least two years before they can be reunited. Not since the 2015-2016 migration crisis has immigration been such a fault line in European politics.
Farmers' protest party BBB became the biggest party in the March provincial elections which determine the make-up of the Dutch senate.
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