Eurosceptic Wilders Becomes Frontrunner of Dutch Election
Wilders' Party for Freedom has led in opinion polls for most of the past two years, although it gained just 10 percent of the vote in the 2012 election.
The controversial front-runner made a name for himself on anti-EU and anti-immigration rhetoric, similar to the one that has thrown Donald Trump into the US presidency.
The 'Trump of the Netherlands' has labelled the March 15 election the start of a "Patriotic Spring" in Europe, where French and German citizens are due to vote later this year, in May and September respectively. The elections are set to deduce whether the anti-establishment sentiment in the region is still strong.
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