Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom Wins Dutch Election

Potential coalition partners express reluctance due to Wilders' anti-Islam views, despite his toned-down rhetoric and focus on cost-of-living and immigration.

• Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) confirmed as the winner of the Dutch election with 37 seats in the 150-seat parliament.
• Potential coalition partners, the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and New Social Contract (NSC), have expressed reluctance to join a Wilders-led government due to his anti-Islam views.
• VVD leader Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius has stated that her party would not join a Wilders-led coalition but would offer support in parliament.
• Wilders has toned down his inflammatory rhetoric, focusing on cost-of-living and reducing immigration, but potential coalition partners have concerns about PVV's manifesto pledges that contravene the constitution.
• Wilders' victory has sent shockwaves through Europe, with implications for EU migration policy and climate policy.

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