Double Dutch: why Wilders wins, even if he stays out of government

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Publication Date 03/03/2017
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The anti-migrant, anti-Islam, eurosceptic firebrand Geert Wilders could come out on top in the March 2017 Dutch elections. If so, he will be kept out of government, for now, through formation of a coalition. The article goes on to consider the implications of this situation for the UK during the Brexit negotiations.

Source Link http://www.cer.org.uk/insights/double-dutch-why-wilders-wins-even-if-he-stays-out-government
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ESO: Key source: Dutch general election, 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-general-election-2017/
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