Hundreds of people join a ‘Light and Love’ gathering outside the royal palace in Amsterdam to protest the election victory of Geert Wilders’ far-right party PVV, or Party for Freedom, in a general election in November 2023.
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Some European countries are turning to anti-populist coalitions to battle the rising tide of populism. Will it work?
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In an uncertain world our natural instinct is to seek out answers that reassure, even when they don’t make sense.
Former president Donald Trump waves after speaking at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 15, 2024. He’s just one of several populists who could win elections in 2024.
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In more than a dozen countries this year, populist leaders are poised to either take power or consolidate their hold on the opposition. Migrants are the unfortunate target of populist ire.
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Extremists are not ‘capturing’ our systems – they are part of them.
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The controversial Dutch politician has won the most seats in parliament, but may still find it expedient to be the junior partner in a coalition government
People stand in line waiting to vote in the Hague in the Netherlands.
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The March elections in the Netherlands, and the fact that a government still hasn’t been formed, illustrate both the benefits and problems with proportional representation.
Counting underway in a 2016 Dutch referendum on the EU’s deal with Ukraine.
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The abolition of citizen referendums in the Netherlands will do little to remedy the distrust in the political system – and could strengthen Geert Wilders’ far-right party.
The minority view …
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Experiences of LGBT asylum seekers in Netherlands flies in the face of the much-vaunted Dutch reputation for tolerance.
Online backers are looking to Trump’s success as a preview of Le Pen’s candidacy.
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Some of the same people who played significant roles in a key pro-Trump subreddit are sharing their experience with their French counterparts backing Marine Le Pen.
Le Pen chooses her words carefully.
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Politicians like Marine Le Pen are seeking to change the meaning of the very words we use for political gain.
Federico Barocci’s 1598 painting ‘Aeneas’ Flight from Troy.‘
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As the United States bars its gates to newcomers, the ‘Aeneid’ – a story of war, exile, racial hatred and irrational fears – is particularly resonant.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte saw off far-right challenger Geert Wilders.
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EU leaders will breathe a sigh of relief after the centre-right saw off the populist threat.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, and PVV party leader Geert Wilders on March 14, 2017.
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The famous anti-immigrant crusader fizzled at the polls, but the Netherlands still has a legacy of intolerance to turn around.
The Dutch electorate is divided on issues of immigration and identity.
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Single-issue parties and inflammatory rhetoric are causing extreme fragmentation in Dutch politics.
Voters shouldn’t have to choose between being Dutch and being Turkish.
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A recent spat between Turkey and the Netherlands reveals how Dutch-Turks are badly served by politics.
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Dutch populism goes back much further than Trump, Brexit or even Geert Wilders.
Everything to play for and everyone playing for it.
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A large number of parties are in the running, which could make forming a coalition a complicated task.
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2017 could be the year of the far-right in Europe, and spell the end of the EU.
‘My fellow disenfranchised Americans …’
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New measure of 32 countries’ economic balance places UK and US near bottom of the pile.
America is, once again, exceptional.
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Europe’s populists are taking advantage of Trump’s victory, but the comparison only goes so far.