Geert Wilders, the far-right politician who won the Dutch elections, has decided not to become the Prime Minister of the Netherlands due to lack of support from potential coalition partners. Despite his party's victory, Wilders aims to form a right-wing coalition and focus on reducing immigration. This decision comes after rival parties refused to back him, leading to the possibility of a government formation without Wilders at the helm.
The setback of far-right Geert Wilders in his quest to become the next Dutch prime minister "spells trouble for Europe’s far right. Centrist parties are closing ranks to prevent extremists from taking power in Brussels and national capitals." https://t.co/Q1Hvjmti6a
Game over for Geert Wilders? Firebrand leader dumps Dutch PM race. What Went Wrong? Watch for details https://t.co/KmO1bXvVQJ
🚨New: Geert Wilders says he will not become the next Dutch prime minister despite winning the election. https://t.co/xPITAZPquu
“I can only become prime minister if ALL parties in the coalition support it. That wasn’t the case,” Geert Wilders wrote on social media. He added that he wanted a right-wing cabinet and less immigration. https://t.co/nFnrfQEC8d
Geert Wilders has officially announced that despite coming in first, he does not have enough support to become Prime Minister
NEW: Dutch edge towards technocratic government – without Wilders as PM https://t.co/grXQNvW44j
Wilders won’t become Dutch premier but can still be kingmaker https://t.co/RgDJBPhVox via @sarahannjacob https://t.co/5JfPuevJPz
Geert Wilders and his coalition rivals agree to discuss a form of government where the party leaders remain in parliament but don’t join the cabinet https://t.co/Vdm6HAnBP7
⚠️ DUTCH PARTIES RESUME COALITION TALKS AFTER WILDERS FORGOES PM ROLE Full Story → https://t.co/hUgw1Iwp8N The four Dutch political parties most likely to form a government will resume negotiations on a looser coalition after far-right leader Geert Wilders', who won the… https://t.co/9ZPrkoz7MC
Political parties in the Netherlands seem to have rejected the idea of far-right politician Geert Wilders becoming prime minister. Now will they reject is far-right policies of xenophobia and Islamophobia? https://t.co/fPTg0hyD66
Wilders attacks Dutch rivals who vetoed his bid to be premier https://t.co/jMlcIbnuCl via @cagankoc @sarahannjacob https://t.co/EIqvOfI2jZ
BBC: Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, despite his party's victory in the elections, refused to become Prime Minister of the Netherlands The politician said that he did not have enough support from potential coalition partners. https://t.co/mS4Lf8Ilxw
Far-right leader Geert Wilders rails against the political rivals who thwarted his attempts to become prime minister of the Netherlands after his shock victory in last November’s election https://t.co/FGZCl4x1vw
Four months after far-right leader Geert Wilders swept to a stunning election win, the Netherlands appears poised for a breakthrough in forming a government -- without the firebrand at the helm. https://t.co/Wvc43zqtDx https://t.co/d5ZwIGiY6y
Dutch Right-wing anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has abandoned his bid to become the Netherlands' next Prime Minister despite his party's dramatic election win in November. https://t.co/qEOo6xAO1F
🚨 Wilders Says He Will Forfeit Chance to be Prime Minister to Keep Left Out of Power https://t.co/Wx4hYjSMtE
I'm very happy for Wilders not to be Prime Minister of the Netherlands. But it does feel like a multi-faceted problem for democracy when a quarter of the country, the largest single bloc, votes for someone whose politics & personality are so awful that nobody can work with them.
Geert Wilders, the hard-right politician who won a shocking victory in the last Dutch elections, said he was willing to forgo becoming the prime minister of the Netherlands — for now — in an effort to increase the chances of forming a right-wing coalition. https://t.co/Dx8j49OwMO
Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders abandons PM bid https://t.co/5QUh25slLN
🇳🇱 Geert Wilders will not be PM after rival parties refuse to support him https://t.co/tZpqqtV5w9