If confirmed, the Freedom Party's result is second only to Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's Christian Democrats (CDA), which dropped almost 5% to just under 20% of the vote. The polls showed that the CDA's governing coalition partner, the labour party PvdA, was the biggest loser - down nearly 10% to about 14% of the Dutch vote. "We dare to talk about sensitive subjects like Islamisation and we use plain and simple words that the voter can understand," Mr Wilders has said. The controversial politician is facing prosecution in the Netherlands for making anti-Islamic statements, following a court ruling the previous month. Despite the charges many Dutch voters seem to like what Mr Wilders is saying, the BBC's Geraldine Coughlan in The Hague reports. His party was campaigning under the motto "For the Netherlands" and was extremely anti-EU, our correspondent says. Mr Wilders has said he will not take up his seat if elected as an MEP. Polls show that Euroscepticism among Dutch voters has increased since the last European elections, with EU enlargement and integration the most unpopular issues, our correspondent adds.
If confirmed, the Freedom Party's result is second only to Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's Christian Democrats (CDA), which dropped almost 5% to just under 20% of the vote.
The polls showed that the CDA's governing coalition partner, the labour party PvdA, was the biggest loser - down nearly 10% to about 14% of the Dutch vote.
"We dare to talk about sensitive subjects like Islamisation and we use plain and simple words that the voter can understand," Mr Wilders has said.
The controversial politician is facing prosecution in the Netherlands for making anti-Islamic statements, following a court ruling the previous month.
Despite the charges many Dutch voters seem to like what Mr Wilders is saying, the BBC's Geraldine Coughlan in The Hague reports.
His party was campaigning under the motto "For the Netherlands" and was extremely anti-EU, our correspondent says. Mr Wilders has said he will not take up his seat if elected as an MEP.
Polls show that Euroscepticism among Dutch voters has increased since the last European elections, with EU enlargement and integration the most unpopular issues, our correspondent adds.
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What is remarkable in the Netherlands is that the largest party got 20% of the votes and 5 out of 25 seats. The brainless should not be in banking. — Willem Buitler
we use plain and simple words that the voter can understand
I think all pols have been doing this for ages now, spending their time with communications experts armed with talking points and focus group results etc. What Wilders means is a hot-button choice of simple words.
Like (here goes for a Godwin Award): Ein Volk ?
