Far-right Geert Wilders may follow UK and lead Dutch exit from EU after election win
Dutch far-right populist leader Geert Wilders, who has called for a referendum on leaving the EU and vowed to stop all immigration to the Netherlands, has won a shock victory in parliamentary elections held on Wednesday.
The victory for Mr Wilders, sometimes dubbed the “Dutch Donald Trump”, is sending shockwaves across Europe and represents a dramatic lurch to the right for a country once seen as a beacon of tolerance.
The anti-Islam politician will now seek to form a new ruling coalition to become the country's first far-right prime minister.
With 98 per cent
