In the Dutch elections, the party of the right-wing populist Geert Wilders lost 11 seats on Wednesday, while the social liberal party D66 gained 17.
Populism is like Swedish Surströmming — it looks interesting on the tin, but once you taste it everyone runs away.
Unfortunately, many of the former Geert Wilders voters now voted for one of the other extreme right parties. I’m not sure what they think what will change by this.
It is indeed like choosing another brand of Swedish Surströmming, hoping that it will taste like chocolate this time.
@FransVeldman the same happened in Denmark when the ultra racist party Dansk Folkeparti fell apart. Many voters left for Nye Borgerlige and Danmarksdemokraterne.
This turned out to be a good thing, because when the far right vote is divided between multiple parties, it becomes more disorganized and loses political power.
Randahl Fink
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