EU Elections: Big Gains for Dutch Populist Wilders, Pro-Farmer Party Wins First Seats in EU Parliament
Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders declared his Party for Freedom was the “biggest winner” in the country’s EU Parliament elections on Thursday.
Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders declared his Party for Freedom was the “biggest winner” in the country’s EU Parliament elections on Thursday.
Forum for Democracy party leader Thierry Baudet was hospitalised on Monday after he was hit in the head with a glass bottle in Groningen.
Geert Wilders hailed a poll that put his anti-mass migration party tied for first place in next week’s general election as a “game changer”.
Planting its flag on the populist right, the Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement called for an “opt-out” of EU climate and migrant agreements.
The Dutch pro-farmer party selected a former minister who was fired for opposing to coronavirus passports as its candidate for prime minister.
A battle over the future of Dutch farming will be waged at the ballot box, with green agenda architecht Frans Timmermans entering the race.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced he will not seek re-election after threats emerged of a vote of no-confidence to push him out of office.
The globalist Dutch government of Mark Rutte collapsed, paving the way for the possibility of the pro-farmer party to take power.
Mark Rutte vowed to “accelerate” plans to implement his anti-farmer agenda despite the surprise victory of the populist tractor protest party.
The EU reportedly told the Dutch government impose forced buyouts of farmers in exchange for more “flexibility” on green regulations.
A pro-farmer party secured a major victory against the globalist Dutch government and its radical green agenda in elections on Wednesday.