It was during this phase that Wilders remade his liberal market views and fashioned himself as something of a gatekeeper for the Dutch welfare system. During the height of the European financial crisis, Wilders made a dramatic pivot on the EU, too. Until then, he had supported the concept of the single market and the euro. Both his anti-EU and socio-economic stance were closely linked to his views on Islam.
His incendiary comments on Moroccans signaled a new, even more radical turn. During a rally in The Hague in March , Wilders asked his supporters whether they wanted more or fewer Moroccans in their country.
When they called for fewer, he promised to take care of it. Until that point, he had criticized Islam as a religion, not specific groups. For the court in Schiphol, too, singling out Moroccans was one step too far. He is among the three longest-serving members of the Dutch parliament 18 years and has been a junior partner in government — , making him an integral part of the very establishment he claims to detest.
That also makes him one of the most experienced right-wing populists around. Throughout the years, he has succeeded in deftly combining a fairly leftist socio-economic policy and a euroskeptic agenda with far-right views on migration and integration. He has an uncanny sense of timing and dominates the media with his Twitter account and YouTube channel. Wilders is also quite unique in his claim that he wants to protect the liberal social order.
Islam is his primary target, no matter what issue is on the table. You will never hear Wilders speak of conservative family values issues, unlike Le Pen or Petry; nor does the PVV express anti-Semitic or homophobic sentiments. Create a list ». Absolute pillocks. See all related lists ». Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDb page. Find out more at IMDbPro ». How Much Have You Seen? How much of Geert Wilders's work have you seen? Part 2 When Error Page Happens See more polls ».
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In reply to my questions in the House he said, without batting an eyelid, that there is no question of our country being Islamified. Now, this reply constituted a historical error as soon as it was uttered. Very many Dutch citizens, Madam Speaker, experience the presence of Islam around them. In late October , the Dutch court approved a request from Geert Wilders to have new judges appointed forcing the court to retry the case. On 7 February , Wilders returned to the court room in order that his legal team could present evidence from Islamic experts which the court rejected in , including Mohammed Bouyeri, who murdered film-maker Theo van Gogh, and Dutch academic Hans Jansen.
On 23 June , Wilders was acquitted of all charges. A Dutch court said that his speech was legitimate political debate, but on the edge. Because both the public prosecutor and the defence requested complete acquittal, the verdict will most likely not be appealed.
She spent four months working undercover, posing as an intern, for the PVV party. She claimed that she had had unchecked access to Wilders. According to her, she had "dozens" of opportunities to take his life. In July , after Wilders complained that his security was inadequate, the Special Security Assignments Brigade, a special unit of Dutch military police, made four attempts to smuggle a firearm into the heavily guarded offices of Wilders' Freedom Party, two of which were successful.
Following these breaches, security at the offices was increased. On 3 March , elections for the local councils were held in the municipalities of The Netherlands.
The big gains that were scored indicated that the party and Wilders might dominate the political scene in the run-up to the parliamentary elections scheduled on 9 June On 8 March , Wilders announced that he would take a seat on the Hague city council, after it became clear he won 13, preference votes.
Earlier he had said he would not take up a seat if he won. In the parliamentary elections on 9 June , the PVV increased its number of seats from 9 to 24 out of , getting This made the PVV the third party in size. With a fragmented parliament, at least three parties were required for an absolute majority. The PVV did not become part of the government formed by VVD and CDA but actively participated in the negotiations and thus policy decisions and — as part of the outcome agreed that they would not support any motion to dismiss ministers concerning topics listed in a so-called "support agreement" — much like the Danish model where the Danish People's Party plays a similar role.
The very fact of the participation of Wilders' party in these negotiations caused fierce discussions in political circles. In February , the trailer of a newly published online satirical video on the website of the Dutch radio station FunX, which targets a young urban audience, spoofed a murder attempt on Wilders. In July , the magazine Inspire announced that Wilders, as well as Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Kurt Westergaard and Salman Rushdie, were mentioned on a "death list" of an international Islamist terrorist network.
On 11 September , 2, people gathered close by the site of a planned Muslim community center near the site of the World Trade Center attacks, on 11 September , where they were addressed by Wilders who flew from The Netherlands to urge the crowd: "This is where we have to draw the line.
We must never give a free hand to those who want to subjugate us," Wilders added. Wilders was extensively discussed in American diplomatic cables, released by WikiLeaks in December In a briefing to president Barack Obama, he was described as "no friend of the US: he opposes Dutch military involvement in Afghanistan; he believes development assistance is money wasted; he opposes NATO missions outside 'allied' territory; he is against most EU initiatives; and, most troubling, he foments fear and hatred of immigrants.
Following the Dutch general election, in which the PVV was the third biggest party, Wilders said Jordan should be renamed Palestine. The Jordanian government responded saying Wilders' speech was reminiscent of the Israeli right wing. His speech said "Jordan is Palestine. Changing its name to Palestine will end the conflict in the Middle East and provide the Palestinians with an alternate homeland. In September , in an internet chat room, Australian Islamic fundamentalist preacher Feiz Mohammad urged his followers to behead Wilders.
His rationale was his accusation that Wilders had "denigrat[ed]" Islam, and that anyone who "mocks, laughs or degrades Islam" as Wilders had must be killed "by chopping off his head. After the attack, Al-Qaeda called for more killings. Wilders accepted the invitation and was present for a showing of the movie in the House of Lords on 5 March. In March , Wilders was told he is "not welcome" in the western German tourist resort of Monschau in the Eifel area, after he spent a weekend there, along with several armed bodyguards.
Mayor Margareta Ritter CDU said she was concerned that his presence tainted her town with the suspicion that it was sympathetic to his views. As a result, Monschau was said to have been unfairly connected with "extremism" in the European press. In July , Wilders announced the International Freedom Alliance, a network of groups and individuals who "are fighting for freedom against Islam". On 6 August , Wilders, who had become a regular guest with American conservatives and libertarians, announced that he would speak at a rally on 11 September in New York to protest the plans for Park51, a Muslim community center with a prayer space to be built near the World Trade Center site.
The rally, to be held on the ten-year anniversary of the 11 September attacks, was organised by Stop Islamization of America, which was supported by former House speaker Newt Gingrich, who was originally announced as a speaker at the event, but never confirmed his appearance and cancelled a video appearance. Also, the Dutch Foreign Ministry allegedly would have issued guidelines to its embassies on how to react to questions about the role being played by the PVV and Wilders in the formation of a new government.
The ministry itself however had declined "to confirm or deny" the authenticity of these guidelines. One question posed is how Wilders could be taking part in negotiations on forming a government coalition when he has been indicted for inciting hatred and discrimination, and for insulting a group of persons.
Other questions covered possible bans on the building of new mosques, on the Quran and on Islamic schools in the Netherlands. The memo stressed that such bans would breach the Dutch constitution. In March , in a party meeting in Venlo, Wilders said "I want to be prime minister", believing the PVV will eventually become the Netherlands' biggest party.
Polling conducted throughout March by Maurice de Hond indicated the Party for Freedom was the most popular parliamentary party. If the polling results were replicated in an election, Wilders would be a major power broker. Under such circumstances, there would also be some likelihood of him becoming Prime Minister of the Netherlands. This has been partially attributed to timely prosecution attempts against him for hate speech and the travel ban imposed on him by the United Kingdom, as well as dissatisfaction with the Dutch government's response to the global financial crisis of — Wilders has become a controversial figure with polarized opinions on him from the world news media.
Regarding his reputation in the Netherlands, Wilders stated in , "Half of Holland loves me and half of Holland hates me. There is no in-between. He has been described as populist, labelled as both "extreme right" and far-right, and defended by others as a mainstream politician with legitimate concerns saying that such labels are shallow smear attempts.
Wilders himself rejects the labels and has called such descriptions "scandalous". He has been accused of building his popularity on fear and resentment and vociferously defended for having the courage to talk openly about the problems unfettered immigration brings with it and the incompatibility of fundamentalist Islam with western values. A panel of Dutch television viewers praised him as "the second best" politician this year after his outspoken critic Alexander Pechtold , while his colleagues in parliament named him "the second worst" after Rita Verdonk.
In the spring of , Wilders launched the "Facing Jihad World Tour", a series of screenings of Fitna to public officials and influential organizations around the globe, starting in Rome.
Around 40 people attended the screening. American Muslims protested, but the groups said that they supported his right of free speech while still condemning his opinions. Similar attempts in Britain led to a travel ban, and legislative blocks have prevented an appearance in Denmark. Two days before the showing, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith banned Wilders from entering the United Kingdom, labeling him an "undesirable person".
Entry was denied under EU law, and reportedly supported under regulation 19 of the Immigration European Economic Area Regulations , an EU law which allows a member state to refuse entry to individuals if they are regarded as constituting a threat to public policy, security or health. A Home Office spokesperson elaborated that "The Government opposes extremism in all its forms In October , the tribunal overturned the ban. Wilders subsequently praised the ruling as "a triumph for freedom of speech" and stated that he planned to visit the United Kingdom in the near future.
On 16 October , Wilders arrived in the United Kingdom and was quickly forced to move his press conference due to protests by about forty members of the organization Islam4UK, an organization that was later shut down under the UK's Terrorism Act on 14 January Although the Home Office had asserted that his entry into the country would not be blocked, a spokesman said his "statements and behaviour during a visit will inevitably impact on any future decisions to admit him.
On his outspoken views on Islam, he said: "I have a problem with the Islamic ideology, the Islamic culture, because I feel that the more Islam that we get in our societies the less freedom we get.
Lord Pearson, who had invited him, said his arrival was. However, as of , public support for the Party for Freedom had greatly increased since Wilders' legal troubles began, with the Party for Freedom virtually tied with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy to be the third most popular party.
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