What does Geert Wilderss victory in Dutch elections mean for immigrant minorities? | In Focus podcast

Published: Dec. 1, 2023, 10:30 a.m.

b'A politician known as the \\u2018Dutch Donald Trump\\u2019 has won the general elections in the Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the leader of the far-right Party for Freedom, or PVV as it is known, is a frontrunner to be the next Dutch Prime Minister after his party won 37 seats, ahead of the outgoing PM Mark Rutte\\u2019s VVD, which got only 24.\\nWilders is both anti-Islam and anti-immigration. He is also anti-EU and is opposed to sending weapons to Ukraine. His victory in a country known for its tolerance and multiculturalism has come as a surprise.\\nHow did he end up winning? What are the chances of him heading the next government? What are the implications of his victory for the immigrant minorities, and the Muslims in particular, who comprise 5% of the Dutch population?'