Former spy chief Dick Schoof was sworn in as the new Dutch prime minister on Tuesday, leading a broad right-wing coalition cabinet promising to implement the country's "strictest-ever" immigration policy.

• The 67-year-old independent has taken over from the departing PM Mark Rutte, who is set to become the next secretary-general of NATO later this year after 14 years of holding office in The Hague.
• The passing of the baton comes after more than seven months of protracted negotiations following far-right leader Geert Wilders' electoral victory last November.
• Wilders had to give up on his ambition to become prime minister to keep strained coalition talks on track.