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Witch memorials are quietly spreading across Europe

Across Europe, campaigns for national witch memorials are gathering pace. In the Netherlands, a charity recently announced it had selected the design for a monument in Roermond, the site of the country’s worst witch-hunt.

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2025

Netherlands election 2025: Rob Jetten could become youngest leader after close tie with Geert Wilders

Centrist party D66 and the far-right Party for Freedom are neck and neck on 26 seats each

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025

Dutch election stuns in night full of surprises: What you need to know

Dutch election goes to the wire as progressive forces led by newcomer Rob Jetten make gains in blow to rightwing firebrand Geert Wilders.

Euronews · Oct 30, 2025

Geert Wilders convinced Dutch voters the far right could run the country. What is their verdict now?

A failed two-year experiment has lessons for the rest of Europe about the appeal – and the limits – of populism • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025

Centrist D66 party expected to win most seats in Netherlands election – as it happened

Frans Timmermans resigns as GreenLeft-Labour leader as exit poll suggests Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV could finish second

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025

Polls open in Netherlands in close-run election seen as litmus test for far-right

The outcome of Wednesday's vote in the Netherlands could determine the strength of the far-right in a knife-edge race.

Euronews · Oct 29, 2025

Dutch voters cast ballots amid discontent over politics and stalled promises

Dutch voters head to the polls today, Wednesday, after two turbulent years under Geert Wilders’ far-right government, with the coalition’s collapse over migration policy and growing public discontent setting the stage for one of the most unpredictable elections in recent Dutch history.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 29, 2025

Dutch voters decide future amid rising far-right influence

The Netherlands is bracing for a pivotal general election on 29 October, with more than 13 million eligible voters set to decide on the country's future direction amid fervent debates over EU membership, the war in Ukraine and immigration policy. Polls indicate that the far-right PVV party is likely to…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 29, 2025

Voting opens in Netherlands as narrowing polls suggest second Geert Wilders win

Major parties rule out coalition with rightwinger, giving his party little chance of being part of government

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025

Dutch elections: Five things to watch

The Netherlands goes to the polls in an election that could see the far-right win, but no clear path to forming a government.

Euronews · Oct 28, 2025