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Dutch PM Rutte wants to form Liberals-Labour government


    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Rutte said on Friday he wanted to form a coalition government with the Labour Party that may also include other parties.

    Rutte's Liberal Party became the biggest in the Dutch lower house of parliament in a general election on Wednesday, winning 41 seats, to Labour's 38, according to the most recent forecast.

    (Reporting by Gilbert Kreijger; Editing by Jon Boyle)