With over 98% of the votes counted in the Dutch parliamentary elections, the far-right is leading: what it means for Ukraine

With over 98% of the votes counted in the Dutch parliamentary elections, the far-right is leading: what it means for Ukraine

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November 23 2023, 08:43 AM • 20863 views

Geert Wilders' far-right Freedom Party is leading the Dutch elections with a projected 37 seats, indicating potential changes in Dutch policy toward Ukraine.

In the Netherlands, Geert Wilders' far-right Freedom Party is leading in the early parliamentary elections. 98.5% of the votes have already been counted .  This is reported by NOS, according to UNN.

Wilders does not support further arms transfers to Ukraine.

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It is noted that Geert Wilders' far-right Freedom Party  can claim 37 seats in the Dutch parliament that is, 20 more than it has now

With a noticeable gap from the far right, the second place is occupied by the coalition GroenLinks-PvdA ("Left-Green" and Labor) coalition, led by former Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans. This coalition is predicted to win 25 seats in the parliament (previously it had 17 seats)

The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), represented by the current the current head of the Dutch government, Mark Rutte, can count on 24 seats. And this is is 10 seats less than it has now.

Peter Omzigt's new party in the election (NSC) comes in fourth with 20 seats in the parliament.

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As the BBC the BBC notes,  the Freedom Party criticizes the government of the current Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for providing weapons to Ukraine

"While our while our armed forces are no longer able to control our own territory, we send our scarce equipment to Ukraine. Therefore, our national defense is seriously weakened because the government considers foreign countries more important than our own country," she wrote in her election program. program.

In addition Geert Wilders also opposes Ukraine's membership in NATO and the EU. Before Before the full-scale invasion, he opposed Ukraine's association with the EU and sanctions against Russia. against Russia, and on February 24, 2022, although he condemned the Russian invasion, he noted that "the West made a huge mistake" when it did not announce the impossibility of Ukraine's accession to NATO.

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