What caused the collapse of the Dutch government? [originaltext] (27)The Neth

(27)The Netherlands is to hold a general election on 9 June, following the government’s collapse at the weekend in a row over Afghanistan. Disagreements within the governing coalition on extending troop deployments in Afghanistan led to the Labour Party withdrawing.(28)PM Jan Peter Balkenende had been considering a NATO request for Dutch forces to stay on beyond August 2010. He will stay on as part of a caretaker government dealing with urgent matters. " The queen has asked the outgoing cabinet to facilitate the dissolution of the lower house(of parliament)in the short term so that elections can be held on 9 June, " the government communications service said in a statement.