Dec 13, 2023 at 9:08 PM Update: 7 hours ago PVV leader Geert Wilders was confronted on Wednesday in the election debate about issues from the past: his alleged friendship with Russia, the questioning of independent judges and the call for fewer Moroccans. But the PVV member refuses to make any form of apology. “I … Read more
Nearly a thousand votes from Dutch people living abroad were not counted in the recent House of Representatives elections. The ballot papers had arrived too late, the national electoral committee said de Volkskrant. The national polling station in The Hague is responsible for counting votes that Dutch people send by letter from abroad. At the … Read more
By Edo van der Goot and Priscilla Slomp Nov 29, 2023 at 5:46 PM Update: 5 minutes ago Pieter Omtzigt (NSC) does not want to start negotiations with the PVV “at this time”. He said this on Wednesday after a conversation with scout Ronald Plasterk. “We are not ready to start negotiations on a minority … Read more
27 nov 2023 om 09:40 Update: 41 minuten geleden Member of Parliament Gom van Strien will resign his duties as scout with immediate effect. The senator from Geert Wilders’ party was discredited last weekend due to allegations of fraud. “This weekend, articles appeared in the media about work in my past, in which my integrity … Read more
For many, the rise of PVV leader Geert Wilders was a big surprise, but the seeds of his success were already planted in the summer. By its electoral competitor, the VVD, say political scientists Joost van Spanje and Matthijs Rooduijn. “De VVD heeft de deur voor de PVV om mee te regeren opengezet. Daardoor kregen … Read more
Nov 23, 2023 at 6:03 p.m The cultural sector is concerned about the PVV’s significant gain in the House of Representatives elections. Geert Wilders’ party believes that cultural subsidies should be abolished. This could have major consequences for art institutions and public broadcasting. “We have to take a pitch-black scenario into account,” Peter van den … Read more