EU election exit poll: Far-right Wilders makes big gains in Netherlands, but narrowly beaten
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Poll suggests Wilders’ party on track for seven seats in European Parliament, but Labor-Green alliance is set for eight.
  • KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Just as a heads-up for American readers:
    That doesn’t mean the far-right party lost. They don’t go home with nothing. They go to the European Parliament with 7 seats, the fact that the Labour-Green alliance has 1 more doesn’t change anything.

  • cygnus@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 months ago

    That’s a relief! Hopefully the far-right wave has bottomed out by the next election.

    • br3d@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      The problem is that the populist, nationalist right tends to be good in opposition, because they can shout simplistic slogans and don’t have to actually deliver anything.

    • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      According to national polls, the PVV would have now ca. 48 out a total of 150 seats in the Dutch House of Representatives; so a 32%.

      In this exit poll, PVV won 7 out of a total of 31 European Parliament seats, or 22,5%.

      On the other hand PVV went from 1 to 7 seats in the EP. A huge far-right surge was/ is expected for the EP election. But in the Netherlands, it didn’t turn out as high as was predicted.