Geert Wilders Says He Will Forgo Becoming Dutch Prime Minister
Mr. Wilders, a hard-right icon, won the last elections decisively. His announcement may help facilitate the creation of a right-wing government in the Netherlands.
By Claire Moses
Mr. Wilders, a hard-right icon, won the last elections decisively. His announcement may help facilitate the creation of a right-wing government in the Netherlands.
By Claire Moses
The ascent of Geert Wilders has vexed parties struggling with how to work with a far-right leader too popular to shun. It’s a puzzle bigger than the Netherlands.
By Claire Moses
“Democracy is not what partisans want. It’s what they settle for.”
By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen
The Netherlands, where rural areas are losing physicians, bus stops and schools while urban areas thrive, is fertile ground for a demagogue.
By Paul Tullis
In an election result that sent shock waves across Europe, Geert Wilders, a longtime far-right provocateur, is closer than ever to becoming prime minister.
By Claire Moses
The party of Geert Wilders, a longtime political provocateur with a history of antipathy toward immigrants and Islam, held a wide lead, according to early results, an outcome that could send shock waves through Europe.
By Claire Moses
Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned after his coalition partners rejected his tough new line on refugees, favoring his own political future, critics say, over compromise.
By Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Claire Moses
Mark Rutte’s party convincingly won the Dutch elections. But wins by liberal-democrats can force him to compromise on his critical European stances.
By Thomas Erdbrink
The riot at the U.S. Capitol and bogus claims of election fraud have led former allies of President Trump to distance themselves.
By Steven Erlanger
The law, approved by the Dutch parliament’s Upper House on Tuesday, also bans ski masks and helmets, but it would directly affect some Muslim women.
By Christine Hauser and Liam Stack
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