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Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders quits coalition, likely leading to elections
[IsraelTimes] Far-right Dutch leader Geert Wilders withdraws his party from the government in a row over immigration, bringing down a shaky coalition and likely ushering in snap elections.Wilders has been frustrated with what he saw as the slow pace of introducing the "strictest-ever immigration policy," agreed on with coalition partners after his shock election win in November 2023. "No signature for our asylum plans... PVV leaves the coalition," Wilders says on X, formerly Twitter. The withdrawal opens up a period of political uncertainty in the European Union  ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...’s fifth-largest economy and major exporter, as far-right parties make gains across the continent. The latest government crisis also comes just weeks before the Netherlands is due to host world leaders for a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure.... summit. Related: Geert Wilders 05/19/2025 Huge protest in The Hague demands Dutch government draw ‘red line’ on Gaza war Geert Wilders 03/20/2025 Dutch Jews decry courts, media, politics as mild verdicts handed down for Nov. ‘Jew hunt’ Geert Wilders 02/12/2025 Dutch parliament pulls invite to UN investigator for the Palestinians Posted by: trailing wife 2025-06-03 |
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