Posted on 11/23/2023 5:41:55 PM PST by devane617
The Netherlands on Wednesday took a startling turn in national elections with the potential to ripple through Europe, as Dutch voters threw most support behind the party of a far-right icon with an incendiary reputation who had campaigned on an anti-immigrant platform.
Geert Wilders, a political provocateur long known for his anti-Islam and anti-Europe stances, appeared poised to come out significantly ahead with the most parliamentary seats, according to some early results and exit polls, which were expected to be dependable, especially given the margin of victory they indicated.
“The Dutch voter has spoken,” Mr. Wilders said in a speech on Wednesday night, declaring himself the winner. “The voter has said, ‘We are fed up.’” He added that he wanted to return “the Netherlands to the Dutch.”
If the preliminary results hold up, the Netherlands will be at the threshold of uncertain new political terrain after 13 years of stewardship by Prime Minister Mark Rutte, a stalwart of Dutch politics and a dependable presence on the E.U. stage.
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Yossif Vissarionovich Dzugashvili, the Georgian who used to rob trains for the original Bolsheviks?
Darn Slimes.
Koba.
Any conservatives are far right yet progressive communist is never far left. Has anyone ever seen far left in a news report?
Because the news outlets belong to the far left, though I suspect your question was more of a rhetorical one than an actual question, because I’m sure you knew the answer.
Isn’t this the democratic process these pinko commies always whining about?
RE: Far-Right Icon Predicted to Win Dutch Elections
They keep using the word “Far right” to describe someone they don’t like but I seldom read the term “Far left” used at all.
So, exactly what traits define “Far right” ?
Which far left icon lost?
From what I can tell, it is having a passing acquaintance with reality in a couple of areas.
Out right socialists, pardon the pun, are being labeled far right because they happen to think agriculture is a good thing or that maybe there is such a thing as a women.
It is really mad.
Looks like the voters in the Netherlands have had enough of far-left Marxism.
I pray that it happens worldwide!
“Unfortunately, this is not a big a victory as it might sound.”
That’s an important point for people used to U.S. politics, which is largely two-party. The PVV Party had the largest share of the popular vote, but its share was only 23.6%. That was the largest share because there were 14 other parties getting enough votes to elect at least one member of the House of Representatives. Fourteen! The PVV’s 37 seats out of 150 is only 24.7% of the House.
A Dutch government usually needs to cobble together a multiparty coalition to get to 76 seats (a majority). PVV’s prospects for finding enough coalition partners aren’t good. Most of the other parties are to the PVV’s left on many issues.
Legalized-Marijuana drives most Dutch issues.
Simplified analysis:
Hamburgers win, tofu loses.
You and the analysts have the leftist talking point.
It's extremely annoying. And as you know, the media are in perfect lockstep on this, as they are re Trump hatred, etc. Look at the state of the world right now, largely thanks to the leftist communist media (and the idiot voters who believe them).
> You and the analysts have the leftist talking point. <
I know you don’t mean it, but the above comment is actually leftist . Because it makes a personal attack with nothing to back it up.
I would love to see Wilders become prime minister. It would be very good for the Netherlands. And it would give hope to Europe. It would show that they don’t have to be ruled by elitists. And perhaps the Muslim invasion can be stopped.
Unfortunately, I have read nothing that suggests Wilders can actually form a government. If I’m wrong, please point me to an article that would correct me.
Far left = “stewardship”, “stalwart” or “dependable”
Unfortunately VVD has lost. And unfortunately D66—the broken regime’s shadow players—have lost. Wilders fears that misfortune ever favors the bold ...
To the contrary, this is a most fortunate momentum, that pessimism thwarts. Where is your inner Churchill? When the odds are against David, Goliath’s realism is philistine.
We’ll have to wait until probably end of year to see if he pulls it off.
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