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World Jewish News
Dutch PM set to win parliament elections, beat far-right leader
17.03.2017, Jews and Society Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, of the center-right party VVD is set to win Wednesday’s parliament election and beat off a challenge from far-right poilitical leader Geert Wilders.
Rutte’s People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy was projected to win 31 seats, a lost of 10 seats.
Wilders’ anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) was predicted to tie for second place with 19 seats, four more seats than last time,, with the Christian Democrats and the liberal D66 party.
The vote was widely seen as the first major electoral test in Europe of right-wing populism since Britain’s Brexit referendum.
In a statement, Rutte said: ‘’Our message to the Netherlands worked. We want to continue keeping the country safe and stable in the coming years.” ‘’We’re hearing the message from all across Europe: the Netherlands stopped the wrong sort of populism,” he added.
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