Geert Wilders and his far-right PVV Freedom Party have pulled off an extraordinary political bombshell, winning the Dutch election comfortably, according to initial results.

The far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) is leaving the Netherlands’ government over its policy for asylum-seekers, its leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday, toppling the governing coalition.

Geert Wilders and his far-right PVV Freedom Party have pulled off an extraordinary political bombshell, winning the Dutch election comfortably, according to initial results.

Dutch far-right party PVV leader Geert Wilders (C) addresses the media as he arrives for the weekly coalition talks in the Lower House in The Hague, on June 3, 2025.

Polling as of May 31 shows the PVV’s support has dipped slightly – from 23 percent at the time of the 2023 election to 20 percent. The Labour/Green Left alliance follows closely with 19 ...

The PVV is fighting Islam, wants to close the borders of the European Union and to give all the billions we save back to the people. My message to Netherlands: Netherlands must again be ours.” ...

This comes less than a year after the coalition was formed between the Party for Freedom (PVV), as the largest party in the House of Representatives, and the People's Party for Freedom and ...

The PVV is a “great friend of the only true democracy in the Middle East: Israel,” says the manifesto. “Relations with Israel will be strengthened, by moving our embassy to Jerusalem, among ...

The Dutch government led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof collapsed on Tuesday after the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) withdrew from the ruling coalition over unresolved disagreements on asylum ...

The far-right PVV warned Thursday it will vote against the proposed asylum legislation, including a two-tier status system, if the original strict measures are weakened. “We will not agree to a weak ...