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Election interview: The Netherlands is creeping to the right

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Dutch voters are currently heading to the polls to cast votes in an election they know will have little impact on the country’s political climate – if the opinion polls are to be believed.
For despite the turmoil of the pandemic, the curfew, the subsequent riots and a national benefits scandal that pushed the prime minister into resignation – the ruling VVD are almost certain to emerge as the biggest party, giving Mark Rutte his fourth term as prime minister.
After Rutte’s re-election, he will have to extensive negotiation and alliance building to drive policies forward. This process of continuous consensus building is seen as a mechanism of the nation’s inclusive, progressive social framework and as a bulwark against the dangerous forces of populism. Were a leader like Geert Wilders ever to win the popular vote, his agenda would be constrained in the same way, tied into a government grounded by coalition.

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We shouldn't be surprised by the chaos in the Netherlands

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Conspiracy-fuelled riots sizzle on the streets of Amsterdam and Rotterdam and the Dutch cabinet has collapsed in a racist child benefit scandal. We are the last country in Europe to start vaccinating and have the second highest wealth inequality in the rich world. Our print media is owned by just two corporations and we are performing worse on climate change than our European neighbours. My adopted home likes to present itself as the prefect of Europe. But in reality, the Netherlands is a mess.
Yet polls say that the shambolic ruling party, the Liberal Party (VVD), is set to gain seats in the national election on 17 March. Its leader, prime minister Mark Rutte will likely lead his fourth consecutive cabinet and his nearest rival, Geert Wilders, who wants to ban the Koran and deport Muslims, is also set to gain seats.

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