Gains for far-right in Dutch elections

Article reports that early results from Dutch local elections on the 3 March 2010 indicated that the far-right anti-immigration party of Geert Wilders was on course to make big gains in a closely watched vote ahead of a general election in June.

ESO: Background information: Dutch heading for polls as government collapses http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-heading-for-polls-as-government-collapses/

NRC Handelsblad, 4.3.10: Geert Wilders is major winner in Dutch polls http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2496799.ece/Geert_Wilders_is_major_winner_in_Dutch_polls

NRC Handelsblad, 4.3.10: Local elections overshadowed by national politics http://www.nrc.nl/international/Features/article2497139.ece/Local_elections_overshadowed_by_national_politics

Deutsche Welle, 4.3.10: Far-right makes gains in the Netherlands http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5316847,00.html

BBC News, 4.3.10: Dutch anti-Islamists makes key gains in local elections http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8548847.stm

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