With other parties refusing to govern with the far-right leader, months of political deadlock may lie ahead

A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde

The poll is seen as a litmus test for the Netherlands and its democratic ideals, as activists decry a hardening of political discourse driven by Geert Wilders

With other parties refusing to govern with the far-right leader, months of political deadlock may lie ahead

Die Niederlande wählen ein neues Parlament, die Umfragen sagen ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen voraus. In einer TV-Debatte lieferte sich der Rechtspopulist Geert Wilders nun einen…

Dutch voters will be heading to the polls on Wednesday, for the second time in 11 months. Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom, hopes to turn the vote into a referendum…

Major parties rule out coalition with rightwinger, giving his party little chance of being part of government

Polls suggest anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders and his Freedom Party on course to win largest number of seats.

Wilders was the clear winner last time Dutch voters went to the polls in November 2023, but this time the race is far tighter.

The Netherlands held a general election two years before the next one was supposed to take place after politician Geert Wilders brought down his own coalition.

Polls suggest Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party (PVV) could finish first in vote triggered when he pulled out of rightwing coalition in June

An exit poll released after voting ended Wednesday indicated the center-left D66 was on course to win the Dutch national elections and defeat the...

Result would pave the way for the Netherlands’ first out gay prime minister and end far-right populist Geert Wilders’ time in power

THE HAGUE: Dutch voters appeared to have rejected far-right leader Geert Wilders in favor of a centrist party, an exit poll suggested Wednesday, after a cliffhanger election…

Die linksliberale Partei D66 liegt laut einer Hochrechnung mit 99 Prozent aller Stimmen gleichauf mit Geert Wilders‘ PVV. Nach dem Bruch seiner letzten Koalition vor einem Jahr…

Geert Wilders’s PVV inches ahead of D66 but centrist party expected to lead talks to form next coalition government

Liberal Rob Jetten edges ahead of rightwing populist in race to form next government with 2% of votes still to count

Die Chance, in der Regierung Politik zu gestalten, ließ der Rechtspopulist Geert Wilders verstreichen. Nun hat er mit der Bildung der nächsten Koalition nichts mehr zu tun.

THE HAGUE: The Dutch election climaxed in an unprecedented cliffhanger Thursday, with only a few thousand votes separating the far-right party of firebrand Geert Wilders and a…

As Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten celebrated his party's election surge, declaring that voters had 'turned the page' on Geert Wilders, an...