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Dutch voters head to the polls as four-day, 27-country ballot to select MEPs begins – as it happened

Voting in the EU elections begins Thursday and ends on Sunday with turnout slightly up as polls open in the Netherlands

The Guardian - UK

Dutch voters launch four-day EU election marathon

Dutch voters have kicked off a four-day election marathon across the 27 nations of the European Union – providing an early litmus test of how far to the right the next EU parliament might shift.

Radio France Internationale

Dutch voters begin four-day European parliament election

Result of ballot, which will return 720 MEPs to next parliament, could have major impact on bloc’s political direction

The Guardian - UK

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Former Dutch Security Boss Schoof To Be Next PM

Dutch right-wing coalition parties on Tuesday nominated former security chief Dick Schoof as their preferred candidate to become the Netherlands' next prime minister.

International Business Times

Former intelligence chief to become Dutch PM as part of ‘business cabinet’

Dick Schoof to lead cabinet of political appointees and experts five months after far-right Freedom party finished first in elections

The Guardian - UK

EU’s far-right parties expel Germany’s AfD from their group

ID group of populist parties cuts off Alternative für Deutschland after its candidate’s comments that SS were ‘not all criminals’

The Guardian - UK

New Dutch government vows to introduce 'strictest-ever' asylum policy outside EU rules

New Dutch coalition vows to crackdown on migration in a potential showdown with Brussels

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‘Double punishment’: the racial discrimination in Europe’s rental housing market

People of colour are disproportionately affected by the crisis, even as far-right parties seek to scapegoat them, campaigners warn

The Guardian - UK

In Belgium, the Flemish far right is gaining ground ahead of the European elections

As Belgians prepare to cast their ballots on June 9 in the European elections as well as the country's upcoming federal and regional elections, recent polls show widening regional disparities among voters in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. While the far right attracts few voters in French-speaking parts of Belgium, it's…

France 24

‘Some were extremely hostile’: how Dutch far-right figure turned to Islam

Joram van Klaveren played a key role in Geert Wilders’ Freedom party but is now actively working to counteract its message

The Guardian - UK

'Operation Beethoven': Dutch 2.5bn-euro Charm Offensive To Keep ASML

The Dutch government on Thursday unveiled a plan worth 2.5 billion euros to retain global firms like chip giant ASML amid fears of a far-right clampdown on immigration.

International Business Times

Geert Wilders won’t be Dutch PM, but he can still harm Europe. He must be challenged

The far-right leader will cheerlead for Putin and relaunch his culture war with the EU. But his incendiary narrative about it is also his weakness

The Guardian - UK

Dutch Edge Towards Technocratic Government - Without Wilders As PM

The Netherlands is heading towards a partially technocratic government four months after far-right leader Geert Wilders swept to a stunning election win, but without the anti-Islam firebrand as prime minister.

International Business Times

Formation of Dutch government advances as far-right Wilders admits he can’t be PM

Four parties have agreed to pursue ‘extra-parliamentary’ cabinet, says mediator overseeing tense coalition talks

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Geert Wilders gives up hope of being Dutch PM due to lack of support

Leader of far-right Freedom party, whose party came first in election last year, was never able to get all partners in a potential coalition onboard

International Business Times

Dutch Far-right Firebrand Wilders Says Won't Be PM

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders said Wednesday that he would not be prime minister despite his stunning election win in November, due to a lack of support across the political spectrum.

The Guardian - UK

Dutch ministers trying to stop tech firm ASML moving abroad over foreign labour fears

Prime minister will reportedly meet CEO of semiconductor equipment maker ASML, which has warned against anti-migrant stance

The Guardian - UK

Task of forming majority government in Netherlands just got a lot harder

Departure of NSC’s Pieter Omtzigt from coalition talks leaves Geert Wilders needing to negotiate, with several scenarios possible

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The Guardian - UK

Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks

NSC’s Pieter Omtzigt said to be shocked by public finances as he abandons talks to form coalition under far-right leader

The Independent UK

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has withdrawn a 2018 proposal to ban mosques and the Quran

Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is withdrawing legislation he proposed in 2018 that calls for a ban on mosques and the Quran

The Guardian - UK

Geert Wilders is in coalition talks but far from forming Dutch government

Only one other party with a significant number of seats is willing to enter formal agreement with Wilders’ PVV

The Independent UK

Dutch plans to tackle climate change are in doubt after the election victory of a far-right party

The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, told delegates at the COP28 United Nations climate conference his country is “committed to accelerating our efforts” to tackle climate change

The Guardian - UK

Why are younger voters flocking to the far right in parts of Europe?

Many young people are not xenophobic but their lives are precarious, say experts, amid crises in housing and healthcare

Radio France Internationale

Vote win confirmed, coalition talks tricky for Dutch firebrand Wilders

Geert Wilders' stunning election win was confirmed officially Friday, but the far-right Dutch leader faces an uphill battle to forge a coalition with other parties uncomfortable with his anti-Islam views.

International Business Times

Wilders Vote Win Confirmed, Coalition Talks Tricky

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