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Dutch left-wing holds off surging Geert Wilders in tight EU election, exit poll shows
- Labour/GreenLeft combination was projected to have won 8 seats, slightly ahead of Wilders’ PVV at 7 seats, according to exit poll
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Left-wing parties in the Netherlands on Thursday were projected to have narrowly won the most votes in the election for European Parliament, although nationalist Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration party made the largest gains.
The Labour/GreenLeft combination was projected to have won eight seats, slightly ahead of Wilders’ PVV at seven seats, a nationwide exit poll published by broadcaster NOS showed.
The exit poll has an error margin of roughly one seat.
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The result meant a huge gain for Wilders following his large win at last year’s national election, as his party had failed to secure a seat at the previous EU election and only was handed one after a reshuffle due to Brexit.
“This is a very positive sign and also a sign to the elites in Brussels that things will change,” Wilders told reporters in The Hague.
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“A signal that at least many of the Dutch voters gave today that they want a different European Union and they want a stronger nation state. Not more transferring of powers to Europe, but exactly the opposite.”
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