The anti-European far-right Freedom Party (PVV), led by Geert Wilders, won the parliamentary elections in the Netherlands by a considerable margin.
The far-right has strengthened its position in the Dutch parliament
According to preliminary calculations, the PVV will receive 37 parliamentary seats — two more than the exit poll predicted.
It is also essential to understand that this is 20 more seats than the indicated political force in the parliament today.
The "Left-Greens" and Labor Party (GroenLinks-PvdA), led by the former vice-president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, came in second place in the election race with 3 25 seats.
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) of the current Prime Minister Mark Rutte, which has now been led to the elections by Dylan Jeshilgoz-Zegerius, can count on 24 seats. The newly formed political party "New Social Contract" (NSC) led by Peter Omzigt wins 20 mandates. The new "Union of Farmers-Citizens" (BBB), formed against the background of farmers' protests in the Netherlands, can count on 7 mandates.
A rather lengthy coalition formation process will soon begin in the Netherlands.
Why the victory of the far-right is disappointing news for Ukraine
What is essential to understand is that Geert Wilders is a longtime fan of the political approaches of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
In addition, he publicly opposes the European Union and demands to block the accession of any new members.
He also repeatedly stated that the Netherlands should stop supplying weapons to Ukraine, saying that they needed the weapons for defense. However, none of the parties with which he could potentially form a government share these ideas.
