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Netherlands Set for 2025 Election Amid Rising Far-Right Sentiment

10/29/2025

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The Netherlands will hold an election on October 29, 2025, after Geert Wilders withdrew from the governing coalition over migration policy.
Polls show the Freedom Party (PVV) may lead but could lose seats as left-wing and centrist parties rule out coalitions.
The election reflects broader European trends of rising far-right sentiment amid instability.
Key issues include immigration and a housing shortage, with analysts warning this could empower Wilders.

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The Netherlands will hold an election on October 29, 2025, after Geert Wilders withdrew from the governing coalition over migration policy.
Polls show the Freedom Party (PVV) may lead but could lose seats as left-wing and centrist parties rule out coalitions.
The election reflects broader European trends of rising far-right sentiment amid instability.
Key issues include immigration and a housing shortage, with analysts warning this could empower Wilders.