Immigration, asylum, take centre stage in Dutch election
Dutch centrist Jetten confident of forming government after far right’s election setback
Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten said he was “very confident” of being able to put together a government after his party’s strong showing in parliamentary elections that saw Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam Freedom Party lose ground.
Dutch parliamentary elections begin as voters weigh housing, immigration
The vote comes against a backdrop of deep polarization in this nation of 18 million, violence at a recent anti-immigration rally in The Hague and protests against new asylum-seeker centers.
Plus, Democrats look to their gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia for a boost of momentum.
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Dutch elections: Wilders’ far-right PVV loses ground in shift to centre
Far Right Projected to Lose Ground to the Center Left in Dutch Election
In a major loss for Geert Wilders’s far-right, his populist Party for Freedom was poised to lose ground to the socially progressive Democrats 66 of Rob Jetten after Wednesday’s Dutch election. Mr. Jetten,
Dutch election: Wilders' losses do not herald decline of European far-right
As he celebrated his party’s election surge, Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten declared voters had "turned the page" on Geert Wilders, an anti-immigration campaigner and a leading figure of European right-wing populism for two decades.
In a poll, 66% of registered Latino voters in California were concerned about an immigration enforcement at a vote site.
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In the Netherlands, immigration dominates election campaign
Dutch voters head to the polls on October 29 and far-right parties have made immigration the central issue of the campaign. This hardline rhetoric led to anti-immigrant riots in September in The Hague and violent protests in towns where asylum centres are set to open.
In a prime-time address to Canadians earlier this month, the prime minister said the plan would "match immigration levels with our needs and our capacity to welcome them," hinting at further reductions,
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