
Right-Wing Leader Geert Wilders Set to Win Dutch Election: Exit Poll
Right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders is expected to secure the most seats in parliamentary elections on Wednesday in a landslide, an exit poll showed, putting him far ahead enough that he is expected to become the Netherlands’ next leader. His Freedom Party (PVV) won the most seats with 35, followed by the Green-Labour alliance led by former EU Commissioner Frans Timmermans with 25, the NOS’ exit poll showed early Thursday morning. The 60-year-old politician was seen celebrating the result in a video posted on his social media account, with a simple caption that read “35.” The exit poll, while not the final result, is generally reliable, with a margin of error of roughly two seats. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban also congratulated Mr. Wilders “on winning the Dutch elections.”...
