"We've reached the end." Anti-Muslim Wilders threatens to bring down Dutch government over immigration
The hawkish right-wing leader in the Netherlands won the 2023 election but was forced to form a coalition with other parties - and now accuses them of dragging their feet in the fight against immigration: "We're taking off the gloves, we won't wait any longer," he declared. He presented a 10-step plan that includes a total ban on accepting asylum seekers, sending the army to the borders - and deporting 60,000 Syrians
AP and Ynet | Yesterday | 20:48
The leader of the hawkish right-wing party in the Netherlands, Geert Wilders, unveiled a plan today (Monday) that calls for a dramatic cut in immigration to the country – and threatened that his party would withdraw from the coalition of which it is a member, if the ten steps included in the plan, including a complete ban on accepting new asylum seekers and the deportation of tens of thousands of migrants from Syria back to their homeland, are not promoted.


Wilders, who is seen by some as a far-right figure, has been leading the fight against immigration to the Netherlands, particularly from Muslims, for years, and is also an ardent supporter of Israel. As part of the wave of strengthening of the right in Europe, and after years in opposition, Wilders' "Party for Freedom" caused a political upheaval in the November 2023 elections, coming in first place. It did not win an absolute majority, and only after long months of coalition talks did it form a center-right coalition with three other parties in July of last year – when Wilders was forced to give up the premiership in favor of an outside candidate, current Prime Minister Dick Schoff.
"We've reached the limit." Anti-Muslim Wilders threatens to bring down Dutch government over immigration
The hawkish right-wing leader in the Netherlands won the 2023 elections but was forced to form a coalition with other parties - and now accuses them of dragging their feet in the fight against immigration: "We're taking off the gloves, we won't wait any longer," he declared. He presented a 10-step plan that includes a complete ban on accepting asylum seekers, sending the army to the borders - and deporting 60,000 Syrians

Wilders presented a plan of ten steps, including a ban on the entry of new asylum seekers, sending the army to the borders and a temporary ban on family reunification for asylum seekers already living in the Netherlands. He also demanded that the 60,000 Syrian migrants the country has taken in be returned to Syria, and according to him, most of Syria's territory today, since the overthrow of the Assad regime and the end of the civil war, is safe enough for them. The plan also includes the deportation of any migrant convicted of sexual or violent crimes. "One offense - and you're out," he described the policy he is demanding to be implemented.
Wilders noted that strict measures against immigration have already been taken recently by other European countries, including Germany - which announced this month that it would increase the number of police officers at its borders and refuse to accept some of the asylum seekers who arrive. At the same time, Wilders admitted that certain measures he is demanding to implement would require the Netherlands to withdraw from certain European treaties to which it is currently a signatory.
It is currently unclear whether the other members of the Dutch coalition will meet his demands and support the plan. Its implementation will likely require the opening of the policy agreement already agreed between the parties before the coalition was formed last year, and new negotiations on it. The coalition is made up of Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV); the right-wing People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD); the reformist New Social Contract Party (NSC); and the farmers' party, the Agricultural Citizens' Movement (BBB).
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