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Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom party, part of the hard-right coalition government.
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​FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand at the entrance to a building during a raid in Berlin-Friedrichshain. Security forces have searched several properties in Berlin, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein in connection with the ban on the terrorist organization Hamas and the international network Samidoun in Germany.
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US and Canada list Samidoun as a terrorist group

The United States and Canada both moved Tuesday to designate Samidoun as a terrorist entity, following Germany, which banned the group last year, and the Netherlands, which banned it last week.

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders votes during an EU election in The Hague, Netherlands June 6, 2024.
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Europe votes with the far-right on the rise

The Netherlands and Estonia kicked off the European Parliament elections on Thursday, with the rest of the bloc’s 27 member states set to vote on the composition of its ruling body by Sunday.

​15th January 2024 Geert Wilders arrives at palace on the Dam for the Dutch Kings annual New Years Reception.
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Wilders in the wilderness: Far-right Dutchman drops PM bid

Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders will not become prime minister of his country, despite getting the most votes in last year’s election.

Dutch far-right politician and leader of the PVV, Geert Wilders, reacts as he meets the press in November 2023.
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Who will work with Wilders?

Geert Wilders is still looking for a dance partner. In November, his far-right Freedom Party, or PVV, finished first, with 23.5% of the vote in Dutch parliamentary elections, giving Wilders the first shot at finding coalition parties that allow him to form and lead a new government.

Dutch far-right politician and leader of the Freedom Party Geert Wilders gestures as he meets with party members after the parliamentary elections in The Hague, Netherlands, on Nov. 23, 2023.
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Dutch voters take hard-right turn: Will more of the EU follow?

After winning 25% of the seats in the Dutch Parliament last Wednesday, far-right firebrand Geert Wilders says he’s willing to compromise on his hard-line manifesto to get the support he needs to form the next government of the Netherlands.

Dutch politician Geert Wilders, the leader of the PVV party, speaks during the final debate between the lead candidates in the Dutch election before polls open on Wednesday, in The Hague, Netherlands, November 21, 2023.
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Netherlands votes for first new PM in 13 years

The election has centered on immigration, living standards, climate change, and how conservative the next government will be.

Total spending on military aid to Ukraine by top contributors as a percentage of their respective defense budgets.
Graphic Truth

The Graphic Truth: How much it costs to supply Ukraine

We look at how much the biggest suppliers spent on military aid to Ukraine as a percentage of their defense budgets last year.

Illustration of chess pieces representing the US, the Netherlands, Japan, and China on a chessboard made of semiconductors
Viewpoint

Biden enlists Japan & Netherlands to fight US-China chips war

The Dutch and the Japanese supporting US export controls on advanced chipmaking machines makes it harder for China to access the tech.

People protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures near the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium November 21, 2021.
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What We're Watching: Anti-lockdown protests turn violent in Europe

Europe anti-lockdown protests get violent. Pockets of unrest spread across Europe in recent days as tens of thousands gathered in several cities across the continent to protest government measures aimed at curbing a fast-spreading wave of COVID-19.