Tag: Rutte, Mark

Dutch Election Results Deliver a Turn to the Far Right

The Netherlands, long regarded as one of Europe’s most socially liberal countries, woke up to a drastically changed political landscape on Thursday after a far-right party swept national elections in a result that has reverberated throughout Europe. Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom, which advocates banning the Quran, closing Islamic schools and entirely halting the acceptance […]

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Dutch Election: Unpredictable Vote May Elevate a Centrist

After 13 years with Mark Rutte as their prime minister, the Dutch will cast their ballots on Wednesday in a national election that is expected to scatter votes across the spectrum. But there is one man who has emerged as the campaign’s chief protagonist. It is Pieter Omtzigt, a longtime parliamentarian and founder of a […]

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