Far-right Wilders hit with coalition talks setback as ally resigns
Dutch far-right and anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders's efforts to form a coalition were thrown into chaos Monday when an ally quit his job as...
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Dutch far-right and anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders's efforts to form a coalition were thrown into chaos Monday when an ally quit his job as...
Europe News: A senator for Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom, Gom van Strien, has resigned from his role in building a new governing coalition due to fraud allegati
Gom van Strien, who was tasked with identifying potential coalition partners, was accused of misdeeds by his former employer.
Blow to far-right leader as man chosen to oversee coalition talks quits over fraud claims
Gom van Strien, who is a member of the Senate for the PVV, has been linked to fraud at his former employer Utrecht Holdings, a subsidiary of Utrecht University and the UMC Utrecht hospital, NRC reports. PVV leader Geert Wilders has not been informed of his case. Van Strien said in a response that he is aware of the issue but denies the allegations when asked by the newspaper: "If this comes out, I will take action against the university, because then it's all about damaging my name," he said in NRC. According to him, he has never received any clarification on the allegations.