Many of the Dutch parties that prevailed favor the European Union — a rare glimmer of hope at a time when populist forces have created an existential crisis for the bloc<br />and Britain prepares for its withdrawal, or “Brexit.”<br />“The Netherlands, after Brexit, after the American elections, said ‘Whoa’ to the wrong kind of populism,” Mr. Rutte told a wildly enthusiastic crowd, excited<br />that his party, the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, had come in first among the parties and lost fewer seats than it had feared.<br />Geert Wilders Falls Short in Election, as Wary Dutch Scatter Their Votes -<br />By ALISSA J. RUBINMARCH 15, 2017<br />This is Geert Wilders, a far-right Dutch politician with aspirations to be the next prime minister of the Netherlands.
