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Geert Wilders (Dutch: [ɣeːrt ˈʋɪldərs]; born 6 September 1963) is a Dutch politician who has led the right-wing to far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) since he founded it in 2006. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is also the party's leader in the House of Representatives .
However, PVV leader Geert Wilders withdrew his party's informal support from the government on 21 April, stating that the proposed budget would hurt economic growth. [36] This led to the early collapse of the government and Rutte submitting his resignation to Queen Beatrix on the afternoon of 23 April. [37]
In January 2021, it was revealed by OpenSecrets that Shillman paid nearly $214,000 in 2017 to help Dutch politician Geert Wilders pay for his successful legal defence in an indictment for hate speech against Muslims in general and Moroccans in particular.
PROFILE: The anti-Islam, anti-immigration, anti-EU politician is now closer to seizing power than ever before, after two decades as a political outlier. writes Tom Watling
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The person named by Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders as a "scout" to look into viable governing coalitions after elections in which his party won the most seats ...
Populist firebrand Geert Wilders has conceded that he will not become the next prime minister of the Netherlands because his potential coalition backers have refused to back him.
Geert Wilders (left) with other politicians at the final television debate before the 2006 Dutch general election. Wilders' party had for a long time polled low in polls, despite some media attention. Wilders' leading role in the campaign against the European Constitution, which was rejected by Dutch voters by 62%, led to a rise. [15]
Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders won a huge victory in Dutch elections, according to a near complete count of the vote early Thursday, in a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation once famed ...