[09:45 AM] Wilders criticizes King’s Christmas speech, reaffirms PVV stance
Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), pushed back against King Willem-Alexander's Christmas speech, following the monarch's direct appeal to Muslim and Jewish citizens in
https://nltimes.nl/2024/12/26/wilders-criticizes-kings-christmas-speech-reaffirms-pvv-stance
#GeertWilders #PartyforFreedom #Willem_Alexander's #Christmas #Muslim #Jewish
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>> Anti-#Islam firebrand Geert #Wilders and 3 other party leaders in #Netherlands formed a coalition that veers the country #FarRight.
Dick #Schoof, former head of the #Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service emerged as the surprise nominee to become the #Netherlands’ next prime minister, after he was given the backing of leaders cobbling together a FOUR-party coalition headed by Geert #Wilders’ far-right #PartyForFreedom.
A former head of the Dutch spy agency and counterterrorism office is tipped to become the Netherlands’ next prime minister, leading a four-party coalition led by Geert Wilders’ hard-right Party for Freedom. Dick Schoof is a former head of the General Intelligence and Security Service and currently the top civil servant at the Ministry of Security and Justice. He is meeting Tuesday with the leaders of the four parties. Dutch media report that he is expected to be announced as their choice to become prime minister. The government information service has scheduled a late afternoon press conference. Schoof also is a former counterterror chief in the Netherlands and ex-head of the country’s Immigration and Naturalization Service.
⬆️ Geert #Wilders wild ride in #EU politics
Even after withdrawing proposal to ban #mosques & #Quran ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111723011517411993, the
anti-#Islam, anti-#Immigration bigot doesn’t have support of likely coalition partners to become #Dutch premier 😢
While it now looks like Wilders will not lead the govt, #PartyForFreedom #PVV will remain the driving force behind the next administration.
Wilders later tweeted, “Don’t forget: I will still become premier of the #Netherlands”
https://apnews.com/article/wilders-netherlands-politics-coalition-5fa73fdb75ca06ef7200871e3964f4d5
Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister. Wilders took to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday to say that “I can only become premier if ALL parties in the coalition support that. That wasn’t the case.” His comment comes after Dutch media reported that a breakthrough in coalition talks announced Tuesday night was that the leaders of all four parties involved in drawn-out coalition negotiations would remain in parliament. That sets up the likelihood of some sort of technical Cabinet made up of experts.
>> 5. #Wilders' attempt to #deIslamicize #Netherlands will only bring grief to the state & to #EU
#Dutch anti-#Islam lawmaker Geert #Wilders heeded my toot 😀
Nah, it was Pieter #Omtzigt, a leader of #NewSocialContract, partner in #PartyForFreedom (#PVV), who expressed fears that Wilders policies may breach Dutch Constitution that enshrines liberties, including #FreedomOfReligion
As a result, Wilders withdrew a 2018 proposal to ban #mosques & #Quran
Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is withdrawing legislation he proposed in 2018 that calls for a ban on mosques and the Quran. The move announced Monday is a key concession to potential coalition partners a day before talks to form the next government are set to resume. The withdrawal could be critical in gaining trust and support of three more mainstream parties Wilders wants to co-opt into a coalition along with his Party for Freedom or PVV. One of those parties’ leaders has expressed fears that some of Wilders’ policies breach the Dutch Constitution that enshrines liberties including the freedom of religion.
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Ramesh #NotGoingBack