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[quote=Anonymous]It remains highly doubtful Wilders will gain the support of a coalition government he needs to govern - he won less than 20% of the vote - a Majority of Dutch do not approve of his extremist views

Euro news 
Netherlands' longtime ruling party says it won't form coalition government with far-right

Far-right leader Geert Wilders, left, greets Caroline van der Plas of the Farmers and Citizens Movement (BBB), right, during a meeting. 
By Euronews with AP
Published on 24/11/2023 - 16:40
Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV) won 37 seats in the 150-seat lower house on Thursday.

The party of Dutch outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it would support a centre-right administration in parliament but not join the next government in the wake of the far-right party's election night win earlier this week. 
The Party for Freedom (PVV) led by veteran anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, won 37 seats in the 150-seat lower house on Thursday.

The win means a seismic shift to the right of the political spectrum for the Netherlands. 
According to a near-complete count of the votes, Rutte's People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) won 24 seats; 10 fewer than in the previous election. 
Gom van Strien, a senator for the Party for Freedom, was appointed to investigate possible coalitions. They will debate his findings on Dec. 6. 
Dilan Ÿilgöz-Zegerius, the new leader of People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, said in a statement on X that, after losing 10 seats in the election, the longtime ruling party would “make possible and constructively support a centre-right Cabinet with good policies” but would not join a government.
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