Unfortunately, this is not a big a victory as it might sound.
Wilders will have a plurality in the Dutch House of Representatives (37 seats out of 150). But that’s far from a majority.
Analysts are saying that the other parties will probably unite against Wilders, and deny him the prime ministership.
“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.
You and the analysts have the leftist talking point.