Almost 3 months after the populist won election, the country is still in political deadlock. A freshly appointed intermediary has his work cut out for him.
To advance the formation of a new government, Geert Wilders’ PVV party is scrapping proposed legislation calling for a ban on “expressions of Islam,” justified under the notion that Islam, more than just a religion, is a “hostile political ideology bent on conquest.”
Tamás Orbán | Tristan Vanheuckelom
November 23, 2023
The Dutch populist Right’s historic victory shows just how disconnected the liberal establishment was from the people, although the road to a right-wing coalition government might be a rocky one.
Election forecasters weren’t prepared for the victory because fondness for Wilders is considered ‘distasteful’ by the Dutch ruling class. Backing Wilders is like wearing a red MAGA cap in downtown Manhattan.
UPDATE: With 94% of the vote counted, the right-wing populist PVV is the projected winner with 37 seats, more than doubling its share in the parliament.
