Europe’s Next Far-Right Test
He’s the crest of a wave. Populist Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party has a chance to win Wednesday’s Dutch elections. But campaigning isn’t easy with round-the-clock police surveillance instituted two years after fellow Dutch anti-Islam politician Pim Fortuyn was assassinated in 2002. Still, the Freedom Party’s polling even to secure the most parliamentary seats, and many see the potential win as a harbinger for populist upsets in this year’s French and German elections — even if other parties are united in refusing to join a Wilders-led governing coalition.
Source: http://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-76192/top-geert-76195
Source: http://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-76192/top-geert-76195
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