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With 98 percent of the votes tallied, Geert Wilders, the far-right anti-Islam leader in the Netherlands, has secured a resounding victory in the Dutch elections (Photo: @geertwilderspvv)

Far-right Islamophobe Wilders wins Dutch election

With 98 percent of the votes tallied, Geert Wilders, the far-right anti-Islam leader in the Netherlands, has resoundingly defeated his opponents.

On Thursday morning (23 November), polls showed Wilders had won 37 seats, followed at a distance by the Green-Labour coalition led by former EU heavyweight Frans Timmermans at 25 seats and the Liberal VVD with 24 seats.

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

With 98 percent of the votes tallied, Geert Wilders, the far-right anti-Islam leader in the Netherlands, has secured a resounding victory in the Dutch elections (Photo: @geertwilderspvv)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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