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Neo-nazi youth look on as Geert Wilders campaigns in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (Photo: Jacco De Boer)

Netherlands embraces far right in EU elections

The Dutch far-right Freedom Party (PVV) of Geert Wilders made the greatest leap forward in the country's EU elections on Thursday (4 June), with 16.9 percent in exit polls. But the ruling conservatives came top overall.

The result is a major victory for the openly anti-Islamic party, giving it four seats in the European legislature and a possibility that this could rise to five once the final count is completed.

The Freedom Party came second only to the ruling Christian Democrat...

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Neo-nazi youth look on as Geert Wilders campaigns in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (Photo: Jacco De Boer)

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