Far-Right Leader Wilders Leads Dutch Poll on Eve of Election

Wilders jumped in polls this week after key televised debates
Center-right, left parties are close behind in polls

An election campaign poster for Geert Wilders’s Freedom party in The Hague, Netherlands on Nov. 16.Photographer: Peter Boer/Bloomberg

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By Cagan Koc

November 20, 2023 at 10:39 PM UTC

Updated on

November 21, 2023 at 12:36 PM UTC

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Dutch far-right populist Geert Wilders jumped to first place in the latest survey ahead of elections on Wednesday, setting the stage for him to enter government.

His Freedom Party is projected to gain 28 seats in parliament, just one seat more than the two parties currently tied for second place, according to an I&O Research poll published Tuesday.