US EditionDutch Election: Populist Wilders Wins Dramatic Victory
- A victory by Geert Wilders, an anti-Islam politician in the Netherlands, could have significant repercussions for Europe.
- Wilders' election program includes proposals for a referendum on Netherlands leaving the EU, halting asylum-seekers, and retracting apologies for slavery.
- The Dutch election results will lead to negotiations for a new ruling coalition, potentially causing further uncertainty in the country's political landscape.
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Populist Wilders wins in Dutch election
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders said Thursday that he is ready to join the next Dutch coalition government after he surged to a huge election victory that marked a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation once famed as a beacon of tolerance. Read more...
Geert Wilders Is Bad News for Europe
For decades, the hard-right firebrand Geert Wilders has been shunned from mainstream Dutch politics. So when the results from the Netherlands’ snap election showed his Party for Freedom (PVV) emerging as the largest party, even he could hardly contain his shock. “35!” Wilders exclaimed in apparent disbelief, his arms outstretched, as the exit polls flashed the party’s projected seat count on the screen. (That forecast has since risen to 37 seats…
After Wilders' victory, there are two questions in Brussels: what does this mean for the Dutch role in the EU and will justice continue in Europe?
An extreme populist anti migration candidate wins a great victory in Netherlands
Reflecting the Netherlands' people's concern with immigration and European Union policies, an extreme populist leader, with his Freedom Party (PVV), has won the general election, with a clear difference over a left-wing alliance runner-up.
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