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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Geert Wilders will have to scrap most of manifesto to enter government, say experts

Geert Wilders
Geert Wilders has a conviction for insulting Moroccans and was refused entry to the UK. Photograph: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters

Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose Party for Freedom (PVV) won the most seats in last week’s election, will have to sacrifice almost all his far-right manifesto to enter government, analysts say – and even that may not be enough for him to form a new coalition.

As Wilders on Tuesday appointed a second “scout” to scope out possible alliances (the first stepped down on Monday over fraud allegations), he again insisted on social media that the PVV was “a broad party” and “there for everyone”.

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