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Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans

Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders has blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam last week and recommended the deportation of people convicted of involvement if they have dual nationality.

Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules

The new hard-right Dutch coalition pledges stricter limits on asylum

A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders

A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders

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New Dutch leader pledges to cut immigration as the opposition vows to root out racists in cabinet

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof is pledging to work hard at cutting immigration, one of his new goverment’s main aims.

Dutch king swears in a new government 7 months after far-right party won elections

The Netherlands has a different prime minister for the first time in 14 years after Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in the country’s new government more than seven months after elections.

4 Dutch parties say they’ve reached agreement on ministers in a new right-wing government

Far-right leader Geert Wilders says the four parties negotiating to form a coalition government in the Netherlands have reached agreement on a new team of ministers.

Dutch exit poll suggests neck and neck race between far right and center left in EU election

A final exit poll suggests that Geert Wilders’ far-right party and a center-left alliance are neck and neck in the Dutch election for the European Parliament.

Former intel agency chief set to become the Netherlands’ next prime minister in hard right coalition

A former head of the Dutch intelligence agency and counterterrorism office is tipped to become the Netherlands’ next prime minister, leading a four-party coalition that includes Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom.

Dutch coalition government dominated by an anti-Islam party struggles to find prime minister

The parties that agreed to form a Dutch coalition dominated by the far right are struggling to find a prime minister. They warned Wednesday that the search might leave the Netherlands without a fully functional government for months.

The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders

Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders have agreed on a coalition deal that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right.

A Dutch anti-Islam party says it’s brokered a provisional coalition deal for a hard-right government

Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other Dutch party leaders say they have brokered a provisional government deal. The move brings closer a government driven by the hard right in yet another European Union nation.

Geert Wilders taps 2 new officials to lead the next round of coalition talks after his election win

The Dutch parliament has named two new go-betweens to lead negotiations to form the next ruling coalition. Lawmakers approved them Wednesday. The move came four months after the anti-immigration party led by Geert Wilders won a national election.

Geert Wilders says it is ‘constitutionally wrong’ that he had to sacrifice his leadership ambitions

Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders says it is unfair and “constitutionally wrong” that he had to sacrifice his leadership aspirations in order to pave the way for a right-wing ruling coalition in the Netherlands after his party won elections in November.

Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier

Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister.

The Netherlands is having trouble forming a new far-right government. Here’s why

Talks to form a far right-led government in the Netherlands have come to a premature end, for now. That’s left the Netherlands in limbo amid a stalled move to build a political coalition around anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders.

Dutch coalition talks falter as 1 out of the 4 leaders in talks to form a new government walks out

Weeks of negotiations to form a new ruling coalition in the Netherlands led by anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders appeared to have ended fruitlessly. One of the four party leaders involved in the talks walked out Tuesday without an agreement.

Immigration issue challenges delicate talks to form new Dutch government

Delicate talks to create a new Dutch government around anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders suffered a setback when a lingering immigration issue divided the parties involved in brokering a coalition.

A quiet Dutch village holds clues as European politics veer to the right

Voters across the Netherlands have veered far to the right politically. The shift has been triggered by economic and cultural anxieties that have whipped up fears about immigrants.

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has withdrawn a 2018 proposal to ban mosques and the Quran

Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is withdrawing legislation he proposed in 2018 that calls for a ban on mosques and the Quran.

Far-right Dutch election winner Wilders wants to be prime minister, promises to respect constitution

Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders says he wants to be prime minister for “all Netherlanders,” and has pledged that he will ensure his policies adhere to the country’s constitution.

Dutch official says Geert Wilders and 3 other party leaders should discuss forming a new coalition

An official leading preliminary coalition talks in the Netherlands says that the far-right party led by Dutch election winner Geert Wilders should open negotiations with three other parties on forming a new government.

A new Dutch parliament has been sworn in after Wilders’ victory in the national election 2 weeks ago

A new lower house of the Dutch parliament has been sworn. That’s two weeks after the far-right party of lawmaker Geert Wilders won a general election in a seismic shift that reverberated through Europe.

Dutch plans to tackle climate change are in doubt after the election victory of a far-right party

The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, told delegates at the COP28 United Nations climate conference his country is “committed to accelerating our efforts” to tackle climate change.

Preliminary Dutch government talks delayed as official seeking coalitions says he needs more time

The official appointed to investigate possible coalitions after the Dutch election won by Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom says he needs more time. There’s reluctance by potential partners to join Wilders in a government.

Dutch election winner Wilders taps former center-left minister to look at possible coalitions

Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders has tapped a former minister from the center-left Labor Party to investigate possible coalitions. The move comes a day after Wilders’ first choice quit amid fraud allegations.

Wilders ally overseeing first stage of Dutch coalition-building quits over fraud allegation

A party ally of far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders has quit his role in the building of a new governing coalition over a fraud allegation.

The Netherlands’ longtime ruling party says it won’t join a new government following far-right’s win

The process of forming a new government for the Netherlands after a far-right party’s election victory is underway.

Europe’s far-right populists buoyed by Wilders’ win in Netherlands, hoping the best is yet to come

Geert Wilders provided a major boost to Europe’s far-right populists with his election win in the Netherlands. Suddenly on Thursday they felt there was hope in the air again. Especially with a European Parliament election coming up in June.

Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is an anti-Islam firebrand known as the Dutch Donald Trump

He’s been called the Dutch Donald Trump. He’s been threatened with death countless times by Islamic extremists, convicted of insulting Moroccans and the British government once banned him from entering the country.

In a political shift to the far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch election

The party of an anti-Islam, anti-migration politician is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory in the Netherlands.

Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is an anti-Islam firebrand known as the Dutch Donald Trump

He’s been called the Dutch Donald Trump. He’s been threatened with death countless times by Islamic extremists, convicted of insulting Moroccans and the British government once banned him from entering the country.

The top contenders to lead the Netherlands, from a former refugee to an anti-Islam populist

No fewer than 26 political parties are seeking a share of the 150 seats in the lower house of parliament in the Netherlands’ general election Wednesday.

In a shock for Europe, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders records a massive win in Dutch elections

The far-right and anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory. It’s one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II and one that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe.