Dutch coalition survives (for now) after chaos fueled by fuming Geert Wilders
The Netherlands’ most right-wing government ever was rocked by the fallout from violent clashes between locals and Israeli football fans.
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Political turmoil rocks the Netherlands after Amsterdam violence
Ruling coalition in crisis amid claims of racist remarks and speculation government may collapse The violence that erupted on Amsterdamโs streets last week has triggered a political crisis in the Netherlands, with the ruling coalition in turmoil over a…
Fragile Dutch government teeters as minister resigns and Geert Wilders rages
Leaders of the Netherlands’ four governing parties are set to hold urgent talks Friday as turmoil builds in The Hague over response to football violence.
Amsterdam football violence exposes first cracks in Dutch government
The Netherlandsโ new four-party coalition faces first unity test after locals attacked Israeli soccer fans.
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The Netherlands has a new government. Here are 3 things to know.
After the far right won the most votes, it’s now also a powerful force in the Dutch government.
14 MEPs vie to join European Peopleโs Party in European Parliament
If all 14 join the EPP will retain its projected size of 190 MEPs.
Wilders coalition talks yield new hard-right Dutch government
Euro-skeptic Geert Wilders could be sending his new prime minister to Brussels on his first day at work.
Former Poland PM: Europeโs impossible trinity
EU decision-makers want to secure all their objectives, everywhere, and do it all at once. However, their plans donโt reflect real-world realities.
Dutch exit poll: Labor-Green alliance narrowly beats far-right Wilders in EU election
Early poll suggests Wilders’ party on track for seven seats in European Parliament, but Labour-Green alliance is set for eight.
Surrounded by colonial history, Wilders campaigns against migration before EU vote
In his first and only offline campaign event, Dutch radical right politician Geert Wilders vows to change the EU from within.
Who is Dick Schoof?ย 8ย things to know about the new Dutch PMย
Nicknamed โTricky Dickโ, the new head of the Netherlandsโ far-right-led government is not afraid of bending the rules.ย
Geert Wilders eyes former spy chief Dick Schoof as Dutch prime minister
Press conference Tuesday afternoon set to herald beginning of the end of Mark Rutte’s long reign atop Dutch politics.
The frontrunners for the next European Commission
Even before the European elections, maneuvering is under way for top jobs in Brussels.
New Dutch government drives wedge through EU liberals
Valรฉrie Hayer, the leading candidate for Emmanuel Macron’s party in France, slammed decision by Mark Rutte’s party to join Geert Wilders.
Geert Wildersย grins: โThe sun is going to shine again in the Netherlandsโ
Dutch coalition talks finally conclude, with The Hague now set for its most right-wing government in recent history.
Far-right Geert Wilders announces new Dutch government deal
But there’s still no pick to be the new prime minister, hinting at ongoing disagreement.
Geert Wilders says heโs in touching distance of forming right-wing government in Netherlands
Negotiations have dragged out since Wildersโ election win last November.
How the Netherlands lost its shine for big business
Multinationals warn new migration rules and fiscal reforms could drive them to take their business elsewhere.
Geert Wilders wonโt be Dutch PM, but he can still harm Europe. Hereโs how to stop him | Ties Dams
The far-right leader will cheerlead for Putin and relaunch his culture war with the EU. But his incendiary narrative about it is also his weaknessDespite winning the Dutch elections last year, the far-right leader Geert Wilders has reluctantly given up…
Wilders abandons pursuit of Netherlands PM job
Coalition talks had reached impasse after other party leaders refused to support far-right election winner as prime minister.
Dutch farmers back Wilders as centrist nightmares come true
Far-right radical seen as last chance to avoid EU pollution rules.
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Geert Wilders goes back to the drawing board
Far-right leader is still miles away from becoming Dutch PM after coalition talks hit the rocks.
Geert Wildersโ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks
NSCโs Pieter Omtzigt said to be shocked by public finances as he abandons talks to form coalition under far-right leaderGeert Wildersโ chances of forming a majority government in the Netherlands have been dealt a heavy blow after one of the far-right l…
Geert Wilders left stranded as Dutch coalition talks collapse
Shock exit by kingmaker Pieter Omtzigt torpedoes the negotiations, leaving far-right leader in a stew.
Geert Wilders has a serious problem
Dutch coalition talks have hit a stumbling block: migration.
Rutteโs party wonโt join Geert Wilders in Dutch coalition, new leader says
But VVD leader Dilan Yeลilgรถz is willing to support a center-right government from the sidelines.
Geert Wilders seeks coalition allies after seismic Dutch election
Coalition talks are set to begin Friday, but will anyone be willing to work with the election’s far-right winner?
Timmermans eyes opposition role after far-right win in Dutch election
‘It is clear that a lot of people expect solutions from the right,’ former EU climate chief says after Geert Wilders’ victory.
Dutch on brink of electing first female leader
Dilan Yeลilgรถz tells POLITICO she wants to cut immigration. With Wednesdayโs election still wide open, she might just get the chance.
How to watch the Dutch elections like a pro
POLITICOโs guide to what you need to know about the vote in the Netherlands on November 22.
Dutch parties vie for voters with no faith in government after string of scandals
A benefits fraud affair and claims of institutional racism are among issues that led to crisis of trust before this weekโs general electionSandra Palmen was the whistleblower in a scandal that saw 31,000 Dutch families falsely accused of fraud โ often …
Meet Pieter Omtzigt, the Dutch election favorite who doesnโt want to winย
Outsider who founded a new party thatโs top of the polls might back someone else for prime minister.
Pieter Omtzigt: centrist outsider who wants to remake Dutch politics in his own image
The brand new NSC party is top of the polls as the election nears and has a charismatic leader famed for uncovering official wrongdoingThe party that has swept to the forefront of Dutch politics needs no symbol: instead, it has the face of founder Piet…
Dutch polling frontrunner to join EPP for upcoming EU elections
Dutch anti-establishment newcomer party New Social Contract (NSC) โ which was established back in August โ intends to participate in next yearโs European elections, party chairman Bert van Boggelen said on Friday, with Dutch media reporting that the pa…
Timmermans hunts for allies in knife-edge Dutch election race
The EU heavyweight is trying to fill the Rutte-shaped hole in The Hague.
Dutch poll leader shows openness to right-wing minority coalition
Breaking his silence on his coalition preferences for the first time, New Social Contract (NSC) leader and poll leader Pieter Omtzigt said on Monday that a minority coalition of right-wing parties was an attractive option for him but remained tight-lip…
Dutch anti-establishment newcomer party opposes further EU integration
The Dutch upstart anti-establishment party New Social Contract (NSC), which is currently leading the polls ahead of the upcoming general election, has vowed to oppose further EU integration in its election manifesto published on Tuesday while putting t…
Three parties lead Dutch election race
The anti-establishment New Social Contract is currently leading Dutch polls, with the GreenLeft (Greens/EFA) and centre-left PvdA (S&D) trailing and the four parties in the fourth Rutte government โ which collapsed in July over disagreements on asy…
Popular Dutch politician shakes up November election with new party
EU climate chief and PM wannabe Frans Timmermans faces new challenge from Pieter Omtzigt.
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