‘UK behaving like Saudi Arabia’: Geert Wilders calls for release of Tommy Robinson

Anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders has criticized the arrest of Tommy Robinson, who was detained last week after drawing attention to a trial of an alleged Muslim child abuse gang,“ as an attack on free speech. “I am here because I am shocked and outraged. What happened in the United Kingdom last week is an […]

‘You’re Erdogan’s hostage, close borders,’ far-right populist Wilders tells Dutch PM

Published time: 14 Mar, 2017 09:26Edited time: 14 Mar, 2017 09:27 The war of words between Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and far-right populist Geert Wilders exploded in a face to face debate on Monday as Wilders called on Rutte to close the Netherlands’ borders. Read more “You are being taken hostage by [Turkish President] […]

Far-right leader Wilders urges ban on Turkish officials campaigning in Netherlands

Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders has said he would ban all Turkish officials from campaigning in the Netherlands, slamming the Dutch government for its “weak” response to Ankara’s plans to hold a rally in the country. The Dutch government called Turkish plans to stage a referendum campaign rally in Rotterdam “undesirable,” but stopped short of […]

Dutch nationalist leader Geert Wilders slips to 2nd in poll 2 weeks before parliamentary election

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch nationalist Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders has slipped to second place in the Peilingwijzer poll of polls with two weeks to go until a parliamentary election. Wilders was on 15.7 percent, behind the conservative VVD party of Prime Minister Mark Rutte for the first time since November. Rutte’s party was […]

Far-right Wilders targets ’Moroccan scum’ in his election campaign launch in the Netherlands (VIDEO)

As the Netherlands gears up for its general election in March, Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders is laying out his stall to the electorate, including a promise to crack down on “Moroccan scum” in the country. During a campaign walkabout on Saturday in the town of Spijkenisse, described by Reuters as an “ethnically diverse industrial […]