Brussels found itself grappling with the aftermath of a seismic political shift following the Dutch general elections, as reports surfaced of what EU officials termed a ‘nightmare’ win for Geert Wilders and his ‘Nexit’ advocates. Wilders, a 60-year-old figurehead of the populist PVV (Freedom Party), secured a staggering 37 seats in the parliament, marking a sharp veer to the... 

Twitter has temporarily suspended the Party of Freedom of the Netherlands (PVV) leader Geert Wilders’ account, due to a tweet he posted about the political party Democrats 66 (D66), according to screenshots posted by other PVV members. “Unbelievable, a Twitter block for criticising [D66 leader Rob] Jetten”, Wilders said, adding “Temporarily with the threat added that it can... 

Newcomer Forum for Democratie, The Dutch anti-EU, anti-immigration party rumbles into the Provincial States in The Netherlands. The two major winners are Forum for Democratie and the green party, GroenLinks. The Rutte government also loses its majority in the senate mainly due to the loss of coalition partners CDA and D66. A majority ia needed to get bills passed through the senate. The profit for... 

Dutch prosecutors are looking into the speech delivered by far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders, in which he slammed Islam as an “ideology of war and hatred.” Wilders says he’s being targeted for “speaking the truth.” Wilders, whose PPV came second in Dutch parliamentary elections in March, faces charges of incitement in the complaint filed by the human rights advocacy... 

Of the 28 parties participating in the Dutch general elections, 13 were able to gain seats in Parliament. My party, the Party for Freedom (PVV), did extremely well. We grew from 15 to 20 seats, becoming the second biggest party in the land. A truly historic achievement. Equally significant is the fact that the parties favouring open door policies towards immigrants and asylum seekers lost the majority... 

The Netherlands’ ruling People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy has won the majority of seats in parliamentary elections held on Wednesday, according to exit polls and unofficial counts. Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom is tied second with two other parties. The People Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) has secured 31 out of 150 seats in the Dutch parliamentary elections, according to the... 

Up to 13 million Dutch voters are heading to the polls on Wednesday to elect 150 members of the lower house of parliament in a symbolic Euroscepticism showdown that seems to have split society along the immigration policy divide. Some 28 parties are competing in the election which is largely viewed as a face-off between ultranationalist Geert Wilders and the current Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Under... 

The far-right PVV of Geert Wilders leads in the polls as next month’s Dutch election looms. Wilders is using Trump tactics and praising Brexit in an attempt to cash in on the wave of populism dominating the political landscape. The PVV is on course to win 30 seats in the 150 seat parliament if the pollsters are correct; however most of the 28 other parties running say they will not go into coalition... 

Dutch Populist politician Geert Wilders rose in the polls after his conviction this week of “inciting racial discrimination” against Moroccan Muslims. On Friday Anti-Islam Dutch MP Geert Wilders was found guilty of inciting racial discrimination in the Netherlands. Wilders was found guilty of inciting racial discrimination for leading a chant calling for fewer Moroccans in the Netherlands. Geert... 

In the wake of a series of New Year’s Eve sexual assaults in Germany, right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders on Monday called for all Muslim male refugees to be locked up in asylum centers, saying women needed to be protected. Speaking in a new video for his Freedom Party (PVV), Wilders condemned the attacks in Cologne, Germany, in which hundreds of women were groped and robbed by a mob... 

Right-wing populist Geert Wilders has been named Dutch Politician of the Year for the third time. The anti-immigration and anti-Islam MP likens the Koran to Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ and wants to close national borders to stop an “Islamic invasion.” Never before has a politician won the award on three occasions. The Dutch Politician of the Year award is nominated annually by EenVandaag,... 

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has handed his government’s resignation to Queen Beatrix after talks on reducing the country’s budget to meet European guidelines failed. The government information service announced on Monday that the Queen accepted Rutte’s resignation and asked him to tend to urgent matters of the state until elections possibly as early as... 

The Dutch monarchy faces a vote in parliament this week which could remove its remaining political powers, stripping Queen Beatrix of her role as head of state and reducing her public functions to purely ceremonial ones. As well as being head of state, the Dutch monarch has traditionally been president of the influential council of state, and has regularly over the years become actively involved in... 

A campaign poster for Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party One of the most conservative Dutch governments ever was in the offing Sunday, with the conservative-liberal election winners of the VVD party agreeing on a minority coalition with the centre-right Christian Democrats and backed on a case-by-case basis by the far-right anti-Islam Freedom Party of Geert Wilders. After almost two months... 

This is a fantastic moment in politics. The Netherlands tells it like it is to Turkeys face. While this happened some time ago in the EP, it seemed like a good time to post it given Turkey’s role in the current ‘aid’ flotilla.  Read More »