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| '''Geert Wilders''' (born 1963) is a Dutch politician and the founder and leader of the Dutch [[Party for Freedom]]. As being the sole member of the foundation operating the party, he in practice has absolute control over it.
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| Wilders is best known for his [[anti-Islamization]] views which have made him a controversial figure in the Netherlands and abroad. Since 2004 and the assassination of [[Theo van Gogh]] he has permanent personal protection by armed bodyguards. In 2008, he made a controversial film about his views on Islam, ''Fitna''. Various attempts to convict him for "[[hate speech]]" have failed. In 2016 a new trial started. | | '''Geert Wilders''' is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] politician who has led the [[Dutch Party for Freedom|Party for Freedom]] (Partij voor de Vrijheid โ PVV) since it was founded in 2006. He is also the party's leader in the House of Representatives, having held a parliamentary seat since 1998. |
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| Wilders's maternal grandmother has been stated to have been from a wealthy Jewish family.<ref>http://www.groene.nl/2009/36/wreker-van-zijn-indische-grootouders</ref> Wilders grandfather is stated to have been camp commander at an infamous post-WWII Dutch camp for "Nazi" collaborators.<ref>http://www.nvu.info/scholing1.html</ref> Wilders worked in Israel as a youth, has visited Israel many times, and is married to the Jewish-Hungarian diplomat Krisztina Marfai. He has expressed strong support for Israeli and Jewish interests. Despite this, few Dutch Jews have voted for his party.<ref>Geert Wilders and the Growing Jewish Influence in Dutch politics http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2010/12/geert-wilders-and-the-growing-jewish-influence-in-dutch-politics/</ref><ref>Geert Wildersโ Unrequited Love http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2010/10/kevin-macdonald-geert-wilders-unrequited-love/</ref> See also [[Jews and immigration]].
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| Wilders considers himself to be a "right-wing liberal". The Party for Freedom has advocated anti-[[immigration]] (in particular anti-Muslim immigration), anti-Islamization, and anti-[[EU]] policies.
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| It opposes Muslim ritual slaughter but not Jewish ritual slaughter despite doing so in the past. The change may be related to Jewish protests regarding this.<ref>Wilders, the โgolden pompadoured maverickโhttp://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2011/02/wilders-the-golden-pompadoured-maverick/</ref>
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| The party was founded in 2006. It gained 15.5% of the votes in 2010, 10.1% in 2012, and 13.1% in 2017.
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| A less often mentioned aspect of the 2017 election was the success of a non-Dutch ethnic minority interest party. "Denk, a party founded by Tunahan Kuzu and Selรงuk รztรผrk has become the first ever ethnic minority party in the Dutch parliament. The party, which has long been accused of being a mouthpiece for Turkish president Recep Erdogan, won three seats in an election focused on immigration. Party leader Tunahan Kuzu said: โThis is the beginning of a new chapter in our history. The new Netherlands has given a vote in the House."<ref>Forget Wilders Losing, THIS is the Real Story from the Netherlandsย https://altright.com/2017/03/16/forget-wilders-losing-this-is-the-real-story-from-the-netherlands/</ref>
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.geertwilders.nl Website]
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| *[http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2010/10/kevin-macdonald-geert-wilders-unrequited-love/ Geert Wildersโ Unrequited Love]
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| *[http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2010/12/geert-wilders-and-the-growing-jewish-influence-in-dutch-politics/ Geert Wilders and the Growing Jewish Influence in Dutch politics]
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| *[http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2011/02/wilders-the-golden-pompadoured-maverick/ Wilders, the โgolden pompadoured maverickโ]
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| *[http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2011/08/the-effect-of-breivik%e2%80%99s-actions-on-geert-wilders%e2%80%99-and-the-pvv/ The effect of Breivikโs actions on Geert Wilders and the PVV]
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