The far-right and populist party of politician Geert Wilders not only became the largest political party in the new parliament but also more than doubled its number of seats compared to the previous election in 2021.
Dutch politics has clearly shifted to the right and the far right, and the right-wing bias in this country contributes to the current trend of right-wing and far-right transformation in Europe. Mr. Wilders has views that are considered extreme and populist, such as de-Islamizing the Netherlands, closing mosques and churches, not accepting foreign immigrants and refugees, and taking the Netherlands out of the EU...
Mr. Geert Wilders
His political party has only one member, Mr. Wilders himself. This shows that Dutch voters in the recent election chose their leaders before choosing their political parties. Concerns about the future and fear of future uncertainties have influenced voters' voting decisions. This pessimistic and uncertain mood is fertile ground for the strong rise of populism and the trend of political and social radicalization in many European countries today.
The Netherlands has been a laboratory of power politics in Europe for many years now. The results of the recent parliamentary elections in the Netherlands are therefore likely to become the election scenario taking place in many other places on the continent. Mr. Wilders is predicted to win the election but will not easily take power, because the formation of a new government is very difficult and takes a long time, which has become a political tradition in the Netherlands.
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