Far-Right Party for Freedom Leads in Dutch Elections

Netherlands
Despite the victory, Wilders will need to form a coalition to reach a majority in parliament.
The election results have been applauded by other Euroskeptic leaders across Europe.
The far-right Party for Freedom, led by Geert Wilders, won the Dutch parliamentary elections, marking the first time since WWII that the largest party in the Netherlands is not from the liberal centre-right or centre-left.
The scale of immigration to the Netherlands and energy inflation stemming from the Ukraine war and sanctions against Russian oil are considered major factors in Wilders' win.

In a historic turn of events, the Dutch parliamentary elections have seen a significant victory for the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), led by Geert Wilders. This marks the first time since World War II that the largest party in the Netherlands is not from the liberal centre-right or centre-left. The PVV secured 37 of the 150 seats in the parliament, doubling their previous count.

The election results have been met with applause from other Euroskeptic leaders across Europe, including Marine Le Pen of France's National Rally, Matteo Salvini of Italy's League party, and Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary. However, despite the victory, Wilders will need to form a coalition to reach a majority in parliament.

The New Social Contract party has expressed openness to talks with Wilders, while the Labour Party and Green Party coalition has ruled out working with him. Former European Union climate commissioner France Timmermans, now leading an alliance of the Dutch Greens and Social Democrats, has expressed doubts and warned he won't participate in a Wilders-led government.

Wilders, known for his anti-Islam and anti-EU rhetoric, has attributed the scale of immigration to the Netherlands as the main reason for his success. Energy inflation stemming from the Ukraine war and sanctions against Russian oil also seems to have been a major factor in his win.

As the largest single bloc in the Netherlands' 150-seat legislature, the Party for Freedom's recent landslide victory is seen as a watershed moment in Dutch politics. However, the question of what happens next remains, as the formation of a governing coalition is still in progress.

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Why Wilders won: Election boosts Dutch far right, but what happens next?

Al Jazeera Media Network John Psaropoulos Friday, 24 November 2023 00:00
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    • Energy inflation stemming from the Ukraine war and sanctions against Russian oil seems to have been a major factor in his win.
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  • Bias (80%)
    • Anti-Islam and anti-EU rhetoric are historically the main elements in Wilders' agenda.
      • Wilders has historically been against immigration and is sceptical of European Union influence over national decision-making.
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        • Al Jazeera is a state-funded broadcaster. Qatar has previously funded Hamas.
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        Geert Wilders' Anti-Islam Party Wins Dutch Elections - Vatican News

        Vatican News Thursday, 23 November 2023 16:24
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          • Former European Union climate commissioner France Timmermans, now leading an alliance of the Dutch Greens and Social Democrats, has expressed doubts and warned he won't participate in a Wilders-led government.
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          • Rights groups and several Muslim representatives have called his views racist. They remember his calls for banning the Koran, Mosques, and Islamic headscarves in government buildings. He was also convicted of hate speech after calling for fewer Moroccans in the Netherlands.
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          Euroskeptics applaud shock Wilders win in Dutch election

          POLITICO Europe Laura Hülsemann, Thursday, 23 November 2023 12:22
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            • His win has been applauded by other Euroskeptic leaders across Europe, including Marine Le Pen of France's National Rally, Matteo Salvini of Italy's League party, and Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary.
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            • The article uses terms such as 'far-right' and 'anti-Islam' to describe Wilders and his party, which could be seen as bias in the way it frames the party's political stance.
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            5 things we learned from the Dutch election

            Euronews Thursday, 23 November 2023 00:00
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              • This is the first time since WWII that the largest party in the Netherlands is not from the liberal centre-right or centre-left.
              • The New Social Contract party has expressed openness to talks with Wilders, while the Labour Party and Green Party coalition has ruled out working with him.
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