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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Corder

7 lawmakers quit Geert Wilders' far-right party in stunning setback for Dutch anti-Islam firebrand

Netherlands Wilders - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Seven lawmakers quit Geert Wilders' far-right political party on Tuesday in a stunning setback for the Dutch anti-Islam firebrand who narrowly missed out on winning last year's national elections.

Wilders, sometimes known as the Dutch Donald Trump, is the longest-serving lawmaker in the lower house of the Dutch parliament and an ally of like-minded European politicians such as Italy's Giorgia Meloni, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the leader of France's National Rally leader Marine Le Pen.

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