( CNN ) -- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned Monday after a far-right party withdrew its support for his government , a government spokesman said . The move may clear the way for early elections in the Netherlands , possibly as soon as this summer , the government said . The resignation came after the far-right party withdrew from talks about an austerity package worth â‚¬14.2 billion , the equivalent of $ 18.6 billion , according to a news report reprinted on a parliamentary website . Lawmakers are scheduled to meet Tuesday to decide how to go forward . Queen Beatrix asked Rutte and his ministers to stay in their positions until new elections . Rutte 's government had depended on the support of Geert Wilders ' Party for Freedom , which came in third in parliamentary elections two years ago . No party won enough seats to govern alone in 2010 , so Rutte cobbled together a coalition with another center-right party . But even that alliance did not command a majority in parliament , so they relied on the support of Wilders ' anti-Muslim party . The Party for Freedom did not get control of any government ministries , but the coalition agreement included elements it pushed for , such as a burqa ban . No ban has been put in place . Wilders ' Party for Freedom defied predictions by taking 24 seats in parliament in June 2010 , more than doubling the number of seats it held before the vote . Wilders himself has been in and out of court for years , accused of inciting hatred against Muslims with his controversial film `` Fitna . '' The movie , which he released online in March 2008 to international outcry , features disturbing images of terrorist acts superimposed over verses from the Quran in an apparent attempt to paint Islam as a threat to Western society .
Lammakers will meet Tuesday to decide how to go forward . Mark Rutte 's government depended on the support of Geert Wilders ' Party for Freedom . The far-right party did far better than anyone expected in 2010 . The country could hold new elections within months .