Back in November, a seismic shock was running through the dark underbelly of the Netherlands and European Union ruling elite. “Far-right” politician Geert Wilders was on the cusp, according to exit polls, of winning enough seats to be the guy who would form the next Dutch government.
It looks like populist Geert Wilders has at least a chance of forming a government in the Netherlands after his party won more seats in parliament than any other party.
Dutch anti-EU far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has vowed to halt all immigration to the Netherlands, was set for a major victory in parliamentary elections on Wednesday, an exit poll showed.
Beating all predictions, the exit poll put Wilders’ Freedom Party (PVV) at 35 out of 150 seats, 10 seats ahead of the closest rival, former EU Commissioner Frans Timmermans’ Labour/Green Left combination. That margin was far greater than…
