Dutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI Geert Wilders’ PVV altered sketch of jailed Syrian brothers to make them look more menacing The Guardian - UK · Jun 13
No, the Netherlands didn't 'legalise illegal migration' — what the Senate really decided The Dutch Senate recently rejected a hardline asylum bill, which some are interpreting as overruling the notion that irregular migrants are "illegal" in the eyes of the law. Euronews · May 5
Dutch parties strike minority coalition deal three months after D66 election upset Christian Democrats and VVD join centrist D66 party three months after surprise win left fragmented parliament The Guardian - UK · Jan 28
Seven lawmakers quit Dutch far-right leader Wilders' party in blow to leadership The defections mean that Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) is no longer the biggest opposition force in the 150-seat house of representatives. Euronews · Jan 20
7 lawmakers quit Geert Wilders' far-right party in stunning setback for Dutch anti-Islam firebrand Seven lawmakers have quit Geert Wilders' far-right political party, dealing a major blow to the Dutch anti-Islam leader The Independent UK · Jan 20
Change on the horizon for the Netherlands’ strained asylum system As coalition talks progress this week in the Netherlands, following the general election on 29 October – in which the centrist Democrats 66 narrowly defeated Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom – the focus is on changes to immigration and asylum policies. Radio France Internationale · Nov 29, 2025
Lessons for liberals: what can Dutch progressives’ victory over populism teach the world? Rob Jetten beat far-right firebrand Geert Wilders in the recent election, but that doesn’t mean it’s the start of Europe’s progressive surge The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025
Centrist D66 party takes home win in Dutch election A nail-biter national election in the Netherlands came down to postal votes from Dutch citizens living abroad, with the centrist D66 party eking out a win over anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom according to a final tally by national news agency ANP The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
The Guardian view on the Dutch election: an uplifting victory for the politics of hope not hate Editorial: Targeting the negativity of the far right, the big winner of last week’s poll was able to cut through with voters The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025
Dutch voters have been seduced by positivity – liberals elsewhere, take note By selling hope alongside progressive patriotism, the centrist D66 party widened its appeal and beat the far right, says Dutch journalist Simon van Teutem The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025
Dutch press agency calls election for centrist D66 party The Dutch national news agency is reporting that the centrist D66 party is set to win over Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom in country's election this week The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025
Liberal-progressive party D66 wins election, Dutch media report Party will take lead in first round of talks to form coalition government after securing most votes The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025
Centrist D66 confirmed as Dutch general election winner With nearly all votes counted, Geert Wilders' far-right PVV party no longer has a chance at overtaking the centrist D66 party led by Rob Jetten. Euronews · Oct 31, 2025
Dutch elections: Wilders’ far-right PVV loses ground in shift to centre With 99 per cent of votes counted, the Dutch election has ended in a dead heat between D66 and Geert Wilders’ PVV. Leiden University professor Bernard Steunenberg says the result signals a return to the political centre and indicates that voters are seeking practical solutions, both at home and across… Radio France Internationale · Oct 30, 2025
The Independent UK · 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 Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 Rob Jetten: anti-Wilders, ‘yes we can’ candidate poised to be next Dutch PM As liberal-progressive D66 party makes huge gains in election, former junior athlete with ‘positive story’ and ‘vision’ leads race for power
Euronews · 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.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 Geert Wilders faces shutout as centrists hail huge gains in knife-edge Dutch election Far right neck and neck with liberal D66 but all major mainstream parties have ruled out working with anti-Islam firebrand
Radio France Internationale · Oct 30, 2025 Centrist D66 narrowly leads far-right PVV in knife-edge Dutch vote, exit polls show The centrist Democrats 66 (D66) have taken a slim lead in the Dutch parliamentary election, according to exit polls, narrowly ahead of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) in a tightly contested race that could reshape the country’s political landscape.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 Dutch centrists D66 back in lead in election vote count, edging past far-right PVV – as it happened Rob Jetten’s party now leading by 15,122 votes, putting it back in the pole position to lead the talks on forming the next government
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025 Centrist D66 party makes huge gains in Dutch election Result opens a path for D66 leader Rob Jetten to form a government as the youngest ever prime minister of the Netherlands
Euronews · Oct 29, 2025 First results show neck-and-neck finish between liberals and far right in Dutch general election Preliminary results show a difference of just 2,000 votes between the centrist liberal D66 and far-right PVV, indicating 26 seats each in an extremely tight race.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 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
Euronews · 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.