Far-right populists in Netherlands wait to seize power after after surprise election win

Geert Wilders, a politician from the Netherlands who is against the European Union and has extreme views, won a big election. Now he is going to try to find other politicians to work with him. This is going to have a big impact on the Netherlands and Europe.

A supporter of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Wilders wants to stop all immigration, reduce money given to the EU, and prevent any new countries from joining, including Ukraine.

His Freedom Party (PVV) won 37 out of 150 seats in the election, which is more than the Labour/Green group with 25 seats and the conservative People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) with 24 seats.

The Rutte time is over because right-wing people rebel and cause big changes in The Hague. The PVV had a big win in the election on Wednesday, more than anyone expected, according to the Dutch newspaper NRC.

The Freedom Party, VVD, and NSC party, led by Pieter Omtzigt, together would have 81 seats. This makes them a strong group, but it could still take a long time for them to agree on working together.

None of the other groups he could work with to run the country agree with his thoughts on the EU.

“I believe we can make a deal,” Wilders said in his speech after winning on Wednesday night. “We want to rule and we will rule. ”

Wilders won two months after Robert Fico, who is also against the EU, came back into power in Slovakia. Fico has promised to stop giving military help to Ukraine and reduce immigration.

Last year, Italy made a more conservative government than it has had since World War Two. Giorgia Meloni won the election.

“The winds of change have arrived. Congratulations to Geert Wilders for winning the Dutch elections,” Orban said Wednesday night.

In France, the extreme right was also very happy.

“Marine Le Pen said that there are people who want to keep the hope for change in Europe alive, so the national torch doesn’t go out. ”

Wilders thinks that the Netherlands should not give weapons to Ukraine because he believes Ukraine needs the weapons to protect itself.

“We need to find ways to meet the expectations of our voters and make the Dutch people proud again. ” “Wilders said, ‘1. ‘”

After winning, he said “the Netherlands will be given back to the Dutch, and we will control the number of asylum seekers and immigrants coming into the country. ”

Wilders and his party have never been part of the government, but they supported Rutte’s first coalition government about ten years ago.

Islamic and Moroccan groups are worried about Wilders winning. 5 out of every 100 people are Muslims.

“The distress and fear are huge,” said Habib el Kaddouri, who leads a group that represents Moroccans in the Netherlands, to the Dutch news agency ANP. “We are worried that he will show us as not as important as others. ”

Now, everyone will be watching to see if Wilders’ potential government partners, who had concerns about working with him before, are now less vocal about their doubts after he won the election.

“We are ready to lead,” said Omtzigt from the NSC party. “This is a hard result. ” We will talk on Thursday about how we can help the most.

Dilan Yesilgoz, the leader of the VVD party, said earlier this week that her party wouldn’t be in a government led by Wilders. She said now it’s up to the winner to prove they can get the most votes.

“We can’t be in charge,” she said.

Both sides are going to have a meeting on Thursday to talk about what to do next. On Friday, the leaders of the parties will meet to choose someone who is not a politician to learn about what the parties want in coalition talks.