Some interesting comments on the recent Dutch elections from a broadly pro-Wilders guy. Yes, it´s our favorite autist Edward Dutton!
Not only did Wilders´ party double its vote and become the single largest party in the Dutch parliament, the Labor-Green alliance at the other end of the political spectrum also gained substantially, and so did an entirely new "anti-corruption party" Dutton believes is centrist.
In other words, increasing polarization rather than simply "far right success" is the name of the game in the Netherlands. Note, however, that Wilders had to tone down his militant rhetoric to reach out to new voters, and that he needs to form a coalition government if he wants to become Prime Minister. So it´s still not clear - at least not to me - whether this is the big paradigm shift or just some kind of premonition.
It´s also interesting to note that while Wilders is seen as Euro-skeptic and anti-Ukraine, he is also very strongly pro-Israel.
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