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November 24, 2023
Yesterday, Netherlands had an election. It has a suprising outcome. Far right, Geert Wilders's party PVV has suprisingly came first (%23,6). Green Left(GL) and Labour Party(PvdA) alliance(GL/PvdA) came second, %15,5. Their leader is Timmermans, former EU bureaucrat. VVD, Rutte's party who is the prime minister of the Netherlands for 15 years, came third, %15,2. Their leader is Yeşilgöz who is Turkiye-born immigrant. NSC, which is founded by ex-VVD member and ex-welfare minister Omtzigt, who resigned after welfare scandal. His party got 12,8 percent of vote. How it will effect the Netherlands and the EU?
Effects to the Netherlands and the EU
After Wilders's victory intensifies, far-right leaders all over the Europe congratulated him and his party PVV. In France, main opposition RN leader Le Pen, German far right party AfD and other far right parties and figures congratulated him. For PVV, immigration is needs to be curtailed. They're anti-EU, have xenophobic goals. It's a part of rising of the far-right in Europe and US. It's a success for Wilders, "who is shocked" for the results. But for their goals, they need to form a coalition. They have 37 seat, for a majority, they need 76 seats. GL/PvdA, VVD and NSC said they will not enter a coalition under Wilders. But it'll effect Netherlands. Other parties will gather PVV's promises to their own promises. It'll effect the EU. This will encourage other far-right parties in Europe. EU will get close to far-rightists ambitions. EU will be more decentralised (switching power of the EU to the nation states). Maybe EU will be no longer have the goal of curtailing climate change-a scientific truth.
Outcome
The people don't vote to the mainstream parties because neoliberal policies hurted them. Only centre-left and maybe centre-right can stop them, but they needs plans for lowering immigration without xenophobia and more inclusive welfare policies. The parties needed Climate transition policies without effecting people's welfare. Copying far-right will not help centre-right.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67504272
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/08/dutch-elections-2023-everything-you-need-to-know-polls
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