While Geert Wilders suffered a disappointing result, the Dutch EP elections were still a long way from a ‘vote for Europe’

van Kessel, Stijn (2014) While Geert Wilders suffered a disappointing result, the Dutch EP elections were still a long way from a ‘vote for Europe’. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (30 May 2014). Website.

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In the run up to the European Parliament elections in the Netherlands there had been some expectation that Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom might top the country’s national vote. As Stijn van Kessel writes, however, the party only finished in third place behind the pro-EU Democrats 66 and the Christian Democrats (CDA). Nevertheless, he argues that the low turnout in the elections and a general increase in scepticism toward the EU among Dutch voters mean that the result cannot be viewed as a strong vote in favour of the EU.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	31 Mar 2017 14:02
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 13:55
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71949

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