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Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins dramatic victory

posted 6 months ago by Satan2016 (23726)
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People fed up with the Muslim hoardes! https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67504272

After 25 years in parliament, his Freedom party (PVV) is set to win 37 seats, well ahead of his nearest rival, a left-wing alliance.

"The PVV can no longer be ignored," he said. "We will govern."

His win has shaken Dutch politics and it will send a shock across Europe too.

But to fulfil his pledge to be "prime minister for everyone", he will have to persuade other parties to join him in a coalition. His target is 76 seats in the 150-seat parliament.

Mr Wilders, 60, harnessed widespread frustration about migration promising "borders closed", and he put on hold his promise to ban the Koran.

He was in combative mood in his victory speech: "We want to govern and... we will govern. [The seat numbers are] an enormous compliment but an enormous responsibility too."

Before the vote, the three other big parties ruled out taking part in a Wilders-led government because of his far-right policies. But that might change because of the scale of his victory.

[–] ShadowHunter (814) 6 months ago

the idea that massively different cultures would clash and not properly assimilate and have issuesis hardly controversial.

imagine extremely progressive atheists were suddenly plopped in saudi arabia, no one would deny there would be a cultural class and issues. But when you say it about muslims coming its "xenophobia and racist".

i wouldnt want a massive influx of highly religious, backwards christian white people moving to my country either. this isnt a race or a "hating minorities" issue.

[–] xanthas (3215) 6 months ago

Whatever type of coalition he tries to build will be very weak. I give it 18 months.

[–] DMT (3927) 6 months ago

shame it seems to be too late, they let in millions and it maybe to late to stop the horde. Europe used to feel like a magical fairytale land now it seems like a communist big brother version of USA. All the crime and danger, non of the God given gun right protection to even things out. These dumbass Europeans used to criticize our gun violence problems on there high horse. Then they let in millions of third world refugees to try to "stimulate the economy and compete with McMurica's cheap supply of new labor". Well, now u have a dangerous fucked up place on your hands. Soon they will have relegalize guns, just watch...

[–] AmeriGirl26 (12578) 6 months ago

You can only have your country and people violated so many times before people get mad and want change to get rid of that BS. Calling anyone who disagrees a "racist" only works so long before the word loses meaning.