The top contenders to lead the Netherlands, from a former refugee to an anti-Islam populist
November 22, 2023
No fewer than 26 Dutch political parties are seeking a share of the 150 seats in the lower house of parliament when the Netherlands ...A quiet Dutch village holds clues as European politics veer to the right
January 15, 2024
โEveryone is welcome,โ reads the sign at the church door in this quiet Dutch village, where neighbors greet each other from tidy porches overlooking ...Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era
July 10, 2023
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlandsโ longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after an early general election sparked by a ...Dutch official says Geert Wilders and 3 other party leaders should discuss forming a new coalition
December 11, 2023
The far-right party led by Dutch election winner Geert Wilders should open negotiations with three other parties on forming a new government, the official ...Dutch coalition talks falter as 1 out of the 4 leaders in talks to form a new government walks out
February 6, 2024
Weeks of negotiations to form a new ruling majority coalition in the Netherlands led by anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders appeared to end fruitlessly Tuesday ...The Netherlands' longtime ruling party says it won't join a new government following far-right's win
November 24, 2023
A senator from the Netherlands Party for Freedom was appointed Friday to investigate possible governing coalitions after the far-right party's election victory , while ...In a political shift to the far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch election
November 23, 2023
Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders said Thursday that he is ready to join the next Dutch coalition government after he surged to a huge election ...Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme
November 19, 2023
Cans of fish, jars of pasta sauce and bags of beans are stacked in blue crates. Meat, dairy and bread are kept cold in ...