Wilders party gained five seats while Rutte’s lost eight from the last election.
The Turkish issue smells since it set up a confrontation with the EU (Merkel started it in Germany by banning Erdogan rallies) and Rutte pushed the notion he was a ‘responsible leader’ which was a smack not just at Erdogan, but a way to link Erdogan to Geert Wilders, Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump.