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Geert Wilders

Geert Wilders is a Dutch politician who founded and leads the populist Party for Freedom (PVV). He is best known for his critical stance towards Islam.

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DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 13 June 2024

Macron gambles the house on legislative elections, the dust settles in Brussels, an interview with the Secretary General of the Party of European Socialists, and analysis of the election results in Italy. Then: what motivates people to vote for Germany’s AfD party? What happened in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia? And what does DW’s elections expert, Jack Parrock, make of it all?
PoliticsJune 13, 202454:59 min
Dutch politician Geert Wilders

Netherlands: New coalition pitches 'strictest' asylum policy

The coalition led by anti-Islam Geert Wilders' party wants to "opt out" of EU migration rules.
PoliticsMay 16, 2024
Geert Wilders of the PVV

Netherlands: Right-wing parties to form government

Far-right populist Geert Wilders has said the leaders of four right-wing Dutch parties have reached agreement to govern.
PoliticsMay 15, 2024
Dutch far-right politician and leader of the PVV party, Geert Wilders

Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders to forgo Dutch PM job

Months after the Dutch election, Geert Wilders has said he does not enough support to become the next prime minister.
PoliticsMarch 13, 2024
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 8 February 2024

Dutch coalition talks break down leaving Wilders in limbo, Northern Ireland gets its first Republican first minister and the death knoll for gas-guzzling cars in Paris. Also: Kosovo's new currency rule irritates minority Serbs, we visit Turkey's Hatay a year after the earthquakes, southern Estonia begins its culture capital year and a trip to the magical dragon festival in the Bavarian forest.
PoliticsFebruary 8, 202454:59 min
An Italian Coast Guard vessel rescuing migrants near the Italian island of Lampedusa in 2023

Is migration the EU's biggest challenge in 2024?

Few topics were as influential in shaping social discourse as migration in 2023, and the new year will be no different.
MigrationJanuary 2, 2024
DW Sendung To The Point | Totale

Cutting down the democratic establishment?

How are new types of politicians like Javier Milei or Geert Wilders changing democracy?
PoliticsDecember 14, 202326:06 min
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 30 November 2023

What are the lessons from the Dutch elections won by far-right firebrand Geert Wilders, London receives its annual Christmas gift from Norway and Germany grapples with a €60 billion hole in its budget. Also: a new Lviv art venue opens amid the Ukraine war, earthquake legislation in Romania forces small firms to close and French winemakers ask: 'Where have all the drinkers gone?'
PoliticsNovember 30, 202355:00 min
PVV Senator Gom van Strien

Wilders' ally, tapped to 'scout' for Dutch coalition, quits

Gom van Strien, who was chosen to oversee the first stage of coalition talks, quit over fraud allegations.
PoliticsNovember 27, 2023
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 23 November 2023

Shock result in the Netherlands, Finland closes border crossings with Russia, and choppy waters ahead for Spain’s Pedro Sanchez. Also: Erdogan’s double game on the Middle East, Italy's mafia mega-trial, the EU's AI Act, and a night out at the circus.
PoliticsNovember 23, 202355:01 min
PVV leader Geert Wilders on stage responds to the results of Dutch elections

Europe reels as far-right Wilders tops Dutch election poll

The surprise victory of the Dutch far right is sending shockwaves around Europe. But what does it mean for the future?
PoliticsNovember 23, 2023
Rechtspopulist Wilders liegt laut Prognose vorn

Geert Wilders' far-right party leads in Netherlands vote

Early results show the Freedom Party with 35 of 150 seats. Many parties rule out working with them.
PoliticsNovember 23, 202302:02 min
PVV leader Geert Wilders smiles into the camera on election night

Geert Wilders: Far-right populist wins big in Dutch election

The anti-Islam populist has vowed to form a government after his PVV party recorded a shock win,
PoliticsNovember 23, 2023
Geert Wilders facing court in Amsterdam

Pakistani cricketer on trial over Geert Wilders threats

Khalid Latif, accused of threatening the Dutch anti-Islam populist, is being tried in absentia.
Law and JusticeAugust 29, 2023
Geert Wilders

Dutch court upholds Wilders conviction

The anti-Islam populist was convicted after he insulted Moroccans at a campaign rally.
Law and JusticeJuly 6, 2021
Voters in the Netherlands cast their ballots in Eindhoven

Dutch voters start socially distanced election

The Netherlands is under lockdown, but the voters were still allowed to take part in a special three-day election.
PoliticsMarch 16, 2021
Niederlande Fernsehsender NOS

Media 'in the crosshairs'

The Dutch Broadcast Foundation is removing company logos from its vehicles in response to increasing attacks on staff.
Press FreedomOctober 27, 2020
Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders

Far-right Wilders' discrimination conviction overturned

The far-right populist Geert Wilders had been found guilty by a lower court of inciting hatred against Moroccans.
CrimeSeptember 4, 2020
Geert Wilders

Geert Wilders holds Muhammad cartoon contest

The Dutch politician declared the winner to be a dark drawing of a bearded man wearing a black turban.
SocietyDecember 29, 2019
Geert Wilders

Twitter blocks Dutch populist Geert Wilders

Wilders was blocked over a tweet linking the Dutch left-wing to Islamist honor killings.
PoliticsMay 31, 2019
Baking Bread Tutorial Niederlande (DW/Georg Mathes)

Baking step-by-step: Tiger bread from the Netherlands

Georg Matthes bakes Dutch tiger bread and sees parallels in its appearance to the Dutch image of Europe.
LifestyleApril 12, 201904:02 min
Dutch politician Joram van Klaveren PVV

Far-right Dutch politician converts to Islam

A former far-right Dutch MP has revealed that in the course of working on a book about Islam he converted to the faith
ReligionFebruary 5, 2019
A family of failed asylum seekers attends a service in the Bethel Church, The Hague, Netherlands

Church asylum family wins after Dutch parliament deal

A Dutch church has halted a marathon three-month-long service aimed at stopping the deportation of an Armenian family after a parliamentary deal was struck that will allow them, and hundreds of others, to stay. Keith Walker speaks with DW correspondent Stefan Bos, who has been following this story for Inside Europe.
PoliticsFebruary 1, 201904:55 min
Geert Wilders

Mosques want Twitter to ban Geert Wilders

A Dutch Islamic federation says the politician is using the social media platform to spread hate.
PoliticsNovember 6, 2018
Geert Wilders

Anti-Islam Dutch politician cancels Muhammad cartoon contest

Far-right politician Geert Wilders has canceled a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest to avoid 'Islamist violence."
PoliticsAugust 30, 2018
Pakistanis protest against Dutch politician Geert Wilders' plan to hold a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest

Outcry in Pakistan over Geert Wilders stunt

Anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders' plan to hold a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest has sparked protests in Pakistan.
ReligionAugust 29, 2018
DW cartoonist Sergey Elkin on the EU between the US and Russia

EU populists on Russia: Moving out of lockstep

Most EU governments are still wary of Russia following the 2014 crisis, but the populists have urged a softer approach.
ConflictsJune 3, 20187 images
Dutch politician Geert Wilders

Geert Wilders appeals discrimination conviction

Far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders is appealing a conviction for encouraging discrimination against Moroccans.
Law and JusticeMay 17, 2018
Rechtspopulistische Parteiführer

Right-wing leaders slam EU and immigration

In Prague, right-wing leaders from France, Holland and Italy called for an end to the EU in its current form.
PoliticsDecember 16, 2017
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron REUTERS/Charles Platiau

World reacts to German election results

World leaders, including Emmanuel Macron of France, have congratulated Chancellor Angela Merkel on her election win.
PoliticsSeptember 25, 2017
Dutch Parliament

Rutte can't forge a cabinet in Netherlands

The main point of contention is immigration policy - which had likewise been the hottest potato in the campaign.
PoliticsJune 14, 2017
Amsterdam - Mark Rutte nach Verhandlungen

Dutch coalition talks break down

Talks between Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's conservative VVD and three other parties have ended without success.
PoliticsMay 15, 2017
Frankeich Emmanuel Macron

Pro-EU Macron gives Brussels a boost

Macron election met with relief, applause in Brussels
PoliticsMay 8, 2017
APTOPIX Netherlands Elections (picture alliance/AP Photo)

Slow going for new Dutch coalition

Two weeks after the Dutch election, the politician leading talks to form a new coalition says it may take three months.
PoliticsMarch 30, 2017
Niederlande | Fanny Facsar berichtet über die Wahl | #NewNationalism

'Nation': What does it mean to the Dutch?

For some in the Netherlands, "nation" can be another word for home, DW's Fanny Facsar discovers.
SocietyMarch 18, 2017
Istanbul Studentinnen mit Kopftuch

Spotlight on Europe - 17 March 2017

The headscarf ban at work allowed by EU court+++Geert Wilders fails to make a breakthrough in Dutch elections
PoliticsMarch 17, 201729:59 min
Türkei Niederlande Flagge Erdogan

EU-Turkish spat simmers on

As the Turkish referendum draws ever nearer, battlelines are being drawn, as this week's Dutch election illustrated.
PoliticsMarch 17, 20179 images
Niederlande Mark Rutte und Geert Wilders in Den Haag

Right-wing populism 'passed its peak'

Europe's political populism has obviously passed its peak, says German political scientist Hajo Funke.
PoliticsMarch 16, 2017
Mark Rutte during the Dutch elections as he goes to cast his ballot in a polling station.

Inside Europe: Rutte routs Wilders

DW's Barbara Wesel tells Emma Wallis that the Dutch election results didn't come as such a surprise in the Netherlands.
PoliticsMarch 16, 201705:31 min
Field of tulips

'Politicians shouldn't play with national identity'

Relieved by the election results, Dutch author Arnon Grünberg discussed with DW his home country's problems.
CultureMarch 16, 2017
Niederlande Wahl | Geert Wilders, PVV

European far-right talks of Wilders' 'success' in Dutch poll

Many saw a Geert Wilders win in the Netherlands as a possible harbinger of elections in France and Germany.
PoliticsMarch 16, 2017
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Netherlands: Party leaders react to election result

The liberal democrats (VVD) took the most seats, albeit with less support. The far-right PVV is a distant second.
March 16, 201701:57 min
Deutschland | Kanzlerin Merkel beim VKU

EU leaders react as Rutte routs Wilders

Messages, from the pithy to the idealistic, have been pouring in for the Dutch PM from leaders across Europe.
PoliticsMarch 16, 2017
Bernd Riegert

Populists, you don't scare me

Bernd Riegert
France and Germany need to learn a lesson from the Netherlands and deny populists a chance, writes Bernd Riegert.
PoliticsMarch 16, 2017
Niederlande Wahlen Mark Rutte in Den Haag

@dwnews - Dutch elections attract worldwide social media attention

PoliticsMarch 16, 201702:32 min
Niederlanden Wahl | Prognose: Rutte-Partei stärkste Kraft

Dutch PM Rutte's VVD comes out on top

Dutch PM Rutte has claimed victory in elections in the Netherlands that saw his party beat a far-right challenger.
PoliticsMarch 15, 2017
Niederlande Wahl Venlo

Looking for Wilders in his hometown

Although not everyone was a fan, Wilders' influence could still be heard in Venlo. DW's Rebecca Staudenmaier reports.
PoliticsMarch 15, 2017
Uhuru Kenyatta Präsident Kenia Rede Parlament Nairobi

Africalink on Air - 15 March 2017

Kenyan Uhuru Kenyatta delivers his last State of the Nation address +++ Somali pirates demand ransom for a release of ship and crew+++ Voters go to the polls in the Netherlands
PoliticsMarch 15, 201729:59 min
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Crisis and debate add complexity to Dutch vote

Amid tension with Turkey, the race is tightening less than a day before general elections in the Netherlands. Liberal incumbent Mark Rutte faced off against far-right populist Geert Wilders in the only debate between the leading parties.
March 14, 201701:17 min
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Leading Dutch candidates debate before Wednesday vote

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and rival MP Geert Wilders faced each other on stage and in public Monday night. The liberal conservative and far-right populist have starkly contrasting views on the future of the Netherlands and Europe.
March 14, 201700:35 min