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AMSTERDAM, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Dutch anti-EU far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has vowed to halt all immigration to the Netherlands, was in the clear lead in parliamentary elections on Wednesday, an exit poll showed.
The exit poll put Wilders’ Freedom party (PVV) at 35 out of 150 seats, 9 seats ahead of the closest rival, Frans Timmermans’ Labour/Green Left combination.
[1/5]People vote at a polling station during the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing Rights
The party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the conservative VVD, was in third place at 23 seats, the exit poll showed.
Immigration – the issue that triggered the collapse of Rutte’s last cabinet after 13 years in power – has been a key issue in the campaign.
Reporting by Johnny Cotton, Toby Sterling, Bart Meijer, Stephanie van den Berg, Charlotte van Campenhout, Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Toby Chopra, Angus MacSwan and Aurora Ellis
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