Rutte Warns of Dutch Chaos If Populist Wilders Wins Election
- Netherlands goes to polls in national election on March 15
- Prime Minister Rutte close in the polls with Geert Wilders
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte sounded the alarm over the prospect of Geert Wilders placing first in this month’s election, warning of the economic chaos that would ensue if the anti-euro Freedom Party leader got a hold on power.
Rutte, speaking in an interview on the sidelines of a campaign event in Amsterdam on Thursday, said the Netherlands has the chance on March 15 to draw a line in the sand over the spread of populism through western democracies. The Dutch can choose to send a signal to the world that it’s possible to “stop that trend,” said Rutte.