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Timmermans and Wilders both have something to celebrate on Dutch election night
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07/06/2024
Timmermans' GreenLeft-Labour alliance is set to win eight seats in the new European Parliament, while PVV and its leader Geert Wilders won seven.
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A shout of relief after the exit polls. The Green-Left Labour list in the Netherlands
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is projected to send eight MEPs to Brussels. Geert Wilders` party for freedom and democracy
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is expected to win seven seats.
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Pro-European parties in the Netherlands did very well in this election, which sends a
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clear signal to the rest of Europe there is no necessity to work with the radical right,
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the assumption that the radical right would sweep this election is not materialized in
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the Netherlands.
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Though they campaigned together, these two parties belong to different European families.
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Labour is part of the Socialists and Democrats and the Green-Left is part of the Greens.
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Geert Wilders did not celebrate. During the party`s single campaign event, Wilders was
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mobbed by supporters in the press.
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The next coming days are crucial to the future of Europe. Will it be with more open borders
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and immigration or will it be a lot tougher and with more, as I said, not an expansion
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of the European Union, but returning to the capitals of the legislative powers and this
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is something that we are aiming for.
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The radical right party had always advocated for an exit, but changed course this year.
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Wilders now says he wants to change the European Union from within and hopes to join the Identity
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and Democracy Group.
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Despite the campaign having little visibility in both the streets and the media, turnout
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was 47 percent, the highest since 1989. Voters were mostly concerned about migration, health
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care and the economy. The Netherlands will send 31 MEPs to Brussels. The final result
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will only be known on Sunday evening.
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