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Far-right anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders is close to forming a four-way coalition, six months after coming in first in the Netherlands national elections.

Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders is on the verge of brokering a four-party coalition in the Netherlands six months after coming in first in national elections, opening the prospect that yet another European Union nation will veer toward the hard right weeks ahead of EU-wide elections.

Wilders has said he does not expect to become prime minister himself, because he remains too extreme for his coalition partners, but his Party for Freedom would be the driving force in a four-party coalition.

With hard right and populist parties now part of or leading a half dozen governments in the 27-nation bloc, they appear positioned to make gains in the EU polls, 6-9 June.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I don't know, I don't have that much confidence about them forming a proper coalition.

They've been saying stuff like this for half a year, and it's been like the muppetshow. No offence for muppets btw.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wow he's even got the orange makeup going

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Hair by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (3 children)

nothing will really change. They had to argue for months just to form a “coalition” imagine when they actually have to agree on somthing…. Nothing will change

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I'm worried we might see mandatory minimum scenteces (pvv vvd and nsc are law & order types)

I'm not convinced they will do any meaningful thing on immigration. (Farmers and companies need cheap labor.. so vvd and BBB)

And the policy of cracking down on farmers overusing our countries natural resources will be stiffled by BBB.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well i just read there “goals” and if this cabinet still exists in 6 month it will be a miracle. From what i have read most of the things they want will never get through the rest of the chamber. And that would be good btw. Yes the farmers and climate will be a disaster but then again all they do is yell they dont want that but a sollution never comes up with these dingdongs. So long debates, zero solutions, blablabla, collaps, new elections (probably). If you want to read there proposals heres a link (dutch but hey google translate)

https://www.nu.nl/formatie-2023/6313057/dit-zijn-de-plannen-van-pvv-vvd-nsc-en-bbb-voor-de-komende-jaren.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah I read it this morning. I was surprised that not a lot of the things I feared where in there. But at least all the stuff they don't like from previous governments will be scrapped without offering alternatives. And they will be handing out truckloads of cash to incentivise farmers to stop (breaking the law and overusing our natural resources).

But a collapse in 6 months, I doubt it. If anything Rutte has proven you can "govern" 16 years without actually achieving anything meaningful. They only got rid of stuff.. except for harsher punishments all around.. especially for citizens when making a mistake on forms.

I am glad Ukraine will be supported as pvv was against this. Also the nuclear powerplants are a good solution for baseload imho.. so that also seems good. I just hope they put them out at sea on new island(s).

We will see.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The six months is a optimistic dream from me :) I dunno i mean i totally forgot they where still forming until i heard it yesterday. First they have to agree on who will be the face of it all… so that will prob take some time. Before we know it and after a lot of debate 4 years past and new elections will be held and nothing will really have changed or decided. Like you said we will see.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I honestly don’t expect them to last more than 3 months.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I give it 6 with 2 months of arguing

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hope so because some of his ideas are… well shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Some all whatever dudes weird all of them are weird really specialy the bbb its all shit. But was to be expected the “older” parties are all stuck in the 50s and the rest are just, i dunno, to much lead paint or sonething.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Far-right anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders is close to forming a four-way coalition, six months after coming in first in the Netherlands national elections.

With hard right and populist parties now part of or leading a half dozen governments in the 27-nation bloc, they appear positioned to make gains in the EU polls, 6-9 June.

I cannot see it going wrong,” Wilders told Dutch broadcaster early on Wednesday after the four parties reached a deal on government financing, the last major stumbling bloc in the talks.

Outgoing prime minister Mark Rutte's centre-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy and the populist Farmer Citizen Movement are also in the coalition talks.

After two decades in the opposition, Wilders seemed to have a shot at leading a nation that long prided itself on its tolerant society, but he has stepped aside in the interests of pushing through most of his agenda.

From Finland to Croatia, hard-line right parties are part of European governing coalitions, and hard right prime ministers are leading Hungary, Slovakia and Italy.


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