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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alastair Jamieson

Geert Wilders topples Dutch coalition to push immigration agenda in elections

Geert Wilders aims to become Dutch PM - (EPA)

Far-right leader Geert Wilders toppled the Dutch ruling coalition on Tuesday, gambling that an election focused on immigration will deliver victory for his party and secure his decades-old ambition of becoming prime minister.

His Freedom Party (PVV) ditched Dick Schoof’s government just weeks before the Netherlands hosts a major Nato summit in The Hague.

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