Elections in the Netherlands: Ultra -right Wilders lost to the current Prime Minister Rutte

In the parliamentary elections in the Netherlands, the legalist People’s Party for the freedom and democracy of the current Prime Minister Mark Rutte won a convincing victory over the Freedom Party, led by the ultra-right populist Hert Wilders, which is known as the EuroSrkeptic and Islamofob. It is reported by Reuters.

According to the results of the counting of 95 percent of the vote, the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy receives 33 places in the House of Representatives of the General States. This, however, is the worst result compared to the previous elections in 2012 - then the Rutte party took 41st place in the lower house. The Wilders party received 20 seats, and the "Christian democratic call" and the centrist "democrats-66"-19 each.

Commenting on the preliminary results of the vote, Rutte on Wednesday evening stated that "the Netherlands - after the Brexit, after the American elections - said" Stop "the populism of the worst germ."

On the news of the victory of the Rutta party, the euro has grown. The election results were welcomed by moderate parties throughout Europe, in particular in France and Germany. In these two countries, where this year the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held, respectively, there is a possibility of the entry of right -wing populists to the power of the very existence of the European Union.

As Reuters notes, the victory of Rutte was largely facilitated by the Netherland-Turkish diplomatic scandal that erupted the other day. Having taken a tough position in relation to Turkey, the prime minister provided himself with the support of part of the nationalist electorate.

It is also indicated that the Premiere party, as well as the "Christian democratic call", learned a number of the provisions of the Vilders anti-migrant platform.

In early December 2016, in the presidential election in Austria, Levocentrist Alexander Van Der Bellen , with a significant margin, bypassed the right populist Norbert Hofer . Austria is a parliamentary republic, and the functions of the president there are largely ceremonial. However, against the backdrop of a crisis in the EU, participation in the elections of the Eurosceptic Hofer attracted increased attention both within the country and beyond. Wilders, like other far -right European politicians, spoke out in support of this candidate.