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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Jan HENNOP

Thumbs-up For Wilders In One Of Poorest Dutch Districts

Many want to give Geert Wilders a chance (Credit: AFP)

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders's stunning election win may have sent shockwaves through Europe's political elite, but in one of the country's poorest districts, his populist message is hitting home.

In Oud Crooswijk, in the heart of the port city of Rotterdam, many residents say that after years of battling to make ends meet, they want to see the peroxide-haired, firebrand Wilders at the helm of the country.

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