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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Dutch election results put Geert Wilders’ far-right party in lead

Geert Wilders smiles as a man puts a hand on his shoulder
PVV leader Geert Wilders reacts to the results of the Dutch elections in Scheveningen last night. Photograph: Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP/Getty Images

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Far-right figures have congratulated the Dutch anti-Islam, anti-EU populist politician Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom (PVV) on being predicted to win the most seats in the Netherlands parliament, in an upset that opens the way for the PVV to play a key role in the formation of the next government.

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