Far-right turn: The Hindu Editorial on the victory of Geert Wilders in the parliamentary elections in the Netherlands

Far-right turn: The Hindu Editorial on the victory of Geert Wilders in the parliamentary elections in the Netherlands

The victory of Geert Wilders, a far-right, anti-Islam populist, in the parliamentary elections has put the Netherlands, long seen as one of the most socially liberal countries in Europe, at a crossroads. According to the preliminary results, Mr. Wilders’s Party for Freedom (PVV) has emerged as the single largest party with 37 seats in the …

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