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Netherlands

Set-back for Wilders, but racists advance in Dutch elections

21st March 2017 Socialist Action 0

By Ian Richardson

Geert Wilders’ far right Freedom Party did not make the big breakthrough in the Dutch general election that earlier opinion polls had suggested. But it did succeed in shifting the entire political spectrum towards increased racism and Islamophobia.

photo by: Gerard Stolk

The Dutch elections and the European left

19th September 2012 Socialist Action 0

By Nicky Dempsey

In contrast to the leftist parties which have made advances in some European countries, the Dutch general election registered no progress for parties opposed to austerity or the left more generally.

Photo: Dutch SP

What is at stake in the Dutch elections

7th September 2012 Socialist Action 0

By Nicky Dempsey

Dutch voters go to the polls faced with a unique combination of the political and economic factors which have dominated Europe since the onset of the crisis.

Books

Hyper-Imperialism: A Dangerous Decadent New Stage

The United States is Waging a New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective

China’s Great Road: Lessons for Marxist Theory and Socialist Practices

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