The unknown of the extreme right becomes a certainty. The new era of aftermath Mark Rutte in the Netherlands opens under the banner Geert Wilders. The anti-Islam ultranationalist is in the lead in the first exit poll released at the end of the elections. In doing so, he confirms the predictions of the previous day and paves the way for a political earthquake that will be felt far beyond the Dutch borders. The platinum-blonde leader convinced the majority of voters to support his hard line of “no to migrants, no to Islamic schools, no to the Koran and no to mosques”. And if the results are confirmed, it will be the turning point for the formation of a clearly right-wing coalition after many years in opposition.
A scenario whose geometry has yet to be sketched out, but which is considered the worst in Brussels, where, seven months after the European elections, the fear of sovereignty is still alive. After a tense election campaign marked by a heated debate about migration, climate and the housing crisis, the more than 13 million Dutch people eligible to vote mobilized – despite a lower turnout compared to the past – to give a face to the successor to the longest-serving prime minister in the History of the country. Wilders’ PVV would more than double the spoils of the 17 seats won in the 2021 elections and win 35 of the 150 seats up for grabs in the lower house of the States General of the Netherlands, the only one with universal suffrage.
On the Labor-Green Party, led by the former vice-president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, 26 seats would go instead (versus the respective 9 and 8 achieved by running separately in the last round). Third, with a disappointing result compared to expectations, the leader of Kurdish descent Dilan Yesilgoz, considered Rutte’s heir, remained in 23 seats (11 fewer than her predecessor in 2021). The New Social Contract (NSC), which was only founded in August by the Christian Democratic outsider Pieter Omtzigt, is further behind with 20 seats. “The PVV is the largest party,” the leader of the extreme right immediately cheered, made it clear that his formation “can no longer be ignored” and resolutely chanted: “We will govern.” As the standard bearer of Nexit, the Netherlands’ exit of the EU, Wilders – who has been living under surveillance for over fifteen years – had risen to the top of all polls in the last few hours and fearlessly continued his messages against the reception of migrants. “We have to say it: You are not allowed in here!” was one of the sentences in the last television debate, in which he took the opportunity to reiterate his demands for “closed borders and zero asylum seekers” and “housing for the people”. However, attempting to attack the highest seat of government will not be an easy task even with a victory in hand. Although the outgoing Justice Minister Yesilgoz agreed with Wilders in the desire to limit immigration flows, he had on the eve of the The vote ruled out the possibility of supporting him as prime minister. Their divisive figure, the former refugee child had warned, would do the country no good, not even at the international level. However, there is no possibility of cooperation with Omtzigt and Timmermans. The puzzle remains complicated: When last time it took Mark Rutte 271 days to find the answer.
Orban congratulates Wilders, “wind of change”
“The wind of change is here! Congratulations to Geert Wilder on winning the Dutch elections!” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban continued
Salvini: “Congratulations to his friend Wilders, now a new Europe”
Matteo Salvini sent a text message of support and congratulations “to his friend Geert Wilders” after the first data from election polls emerged that put his PVV party in first place in the Netherlands. “Anything but chaos with the socialists, on December 3rd a new Europe will be born in Florence,” declares Salvini, recalling the demonstration organized by the League with its European allies (including Wilders). The league is making this known.
Le Pen, “spectacular victory for Wilders”
“Congratulations to Geert Wilders and the PVV for their spectacular performance in the parliamentary elections, which confirms the growing commitment to defending national identities.” The leader of the French far-right Rassemblement National, Marine Le Pen, wrote this on X after the first in Holland published election poll. “It is thanks to the people who refuse to let the national flame go out that hope for change remains alive in Europe,” Le Pen added. “Congratulations to Geert Wilders and the PVV for their spectacular performance in the parliamentary elections, which confirms the increase in attachment to the defense of national identities”. The leader of the French far-right Rassemblement National, Marine Le Pen, wrote this on X after the first election poll published in Holland. “It is thanks to the people who refuse to let the national flame go out that hope for change remains alive in Europe,” Le Pen added.
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