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Party of Freedom leader Geert Wilders at a conference with fellow far-right leader, France's Marine Le Pen (Photo: European Parliament)

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Dutch far-right poised to govern with 'potential Wilders puppet' as PM

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by Piet Ruig, The Hague,

The far-right now looks poised to govern in the Netherlands — with a draft coalition agreement reached on Wednesday afternoon (15 May).

Prospective coalition partners led by Geert Wilders' far-right Party of Freedom (PVV), centre-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and New Social Contract (NSC), and agrarian populist party Farmer Citizen Movem...

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Piet Ruig is a Brussels-based journalist who previously worked for the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.

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Party of Freedom leader Geert Wilders at a conference with fellow far-right leader, France's Marine Le Pen (Photo: European Parliament)

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