Anti-#immigration Geert #Wilders' win in #Dutch election sent a warning to mainstream politicians in #EU.
In France, President Emmanuel #Macron's party trails #FarRight #MarineLePen's #NationalRally.
In #Italy, #MatteoSalvini's #League (#Lega) is expected to win in the June election.
"With rise of #populists almost everywhere in Europe of the #extremeRight, we risk having an #ungovernable #Europe," said Stéphane #Séjourné, leader of centrist #RenewEurope group.
⬆️ 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.
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Anti-#Islam firebrand Geert #Wilders and 3 other party leaders in #Netherlands formed a coalition that veers the country #FarRight.
The “Hope, courage and pride” agreement introduces strict measures on #asylum seekers, scraps family #reunification for #refugees and seeks to reduce the number of international students studying in the country.
Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders have agreed on a coalition deal that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right. It caps a half year of tumultuous negotiations, though it's still unclear who will become prime minister. The “Hope, courage and pride” agreement introduces strict measures on asylum seekers, scraps family reunification for refugees and seeks to reduce the number of international students studying in the country. Wilders proclaimed victory on what he called “a historic day.” He said he had made sure the three other coalition parties accepted the core of his program.
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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.
⬆️ At least #Netherlands will have its own former spy chief as PM.
#Europe’s #cybersecurity chief says disruptive attacks have doubled recently, sees #Russia behind many
Disruptive digital attacks, many of which have been traced to Russia-backed groups, have doubled in the #EuropeanUnion in recent months and are also targeting #election-related services, according to the EU’s top cybersecurity official
The top European Union cybersecurity official says that disruptive digital attacks have doubled in the 27-member bloc in recent months and election-related services are also being targeted. Many of the cyberattacks are traced to Russia-backed groups. European Union Agency for Cybersecurity chief Juhan Lepassaar told The Associated Press in an interview late Tuesday that attacks with geopolitical motives have steadily risen since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He made the warning before the upcoming European Parliament election. The EU agency which is also known as ENISA has led exercises to protect the bloc's election infrastructure for the past seven months.
Ramesh #NotGoingBack