Outside support from Geert Wilders's Freedom Party would give the government a slim majority in parliament.
And now Geert Wilders, a far-right populist, has brought down the Dutch government over budget cuts.
Geert Wilders is a member of the Dutch Parliament and head of the Freedom Party.
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Thus, Were Wilders to become prime minister, he could fulfill a leadership role for all Europe.
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The deal has angered some CDA MPs who do not want to work with Mr Wilders.
In January, a Dutch court ordered Wilders prosecuted for allegedly inciting hatred against Islam.
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If found guilty, Wilders might very well be imprisoned and stripped of his political office.
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Mr Wilders, who has had the political ground whisked away from under him, trails on 12%.
Why should one accept what Geert Wilders says about Islam, rather than someone like Pipes?
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In the Netherlands Mr Rutte was brought down by Mr Wilders, who held the balance of power.
At the same time Mr Wilders has fashioned himself as defender of gay rights and gender equality.
Mr Roemer shares his populist Eurosceptic and pro-welfare ideas with Mr Wilders, though his campaigning is more sophisticated.
Wilders and Guillerme both suffered cuts after accidental clashes of heads in the seventh and ninth rounds respectively.
But Mr Rutte may be open to inviting Mr Wilders to join a three-way government of the right.
Even the populist politician Geert Wilders and his revolt against the Dutch establishment have done nothing to change this.
For Wilders, however, its timing could not come at a more strategic moment.
Dutch MP Geert Wilders, the head of the Netherland's Freedom Party, is one of Israel's greatest supporters in Europe.
When Geert Wilders goes on trial this week in the Netherlands, he will stand alone before a Dutch court.
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Many analysts who recognize these truths regret "extreme" positions taken by Geert Wilders.
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It happened the other day when Dutch politician Geert Wilders floated the idea of the Netherlands returning to the guilder.
But Mr Wilders, better known for his anxieties about Islam than his concerns about Greek solvency, saw his popularity rocket.
The populist, right-wing Freedom Party, led by the ardently anti-European Geert Wilders, offered voters a radical alternative: abandon the union altogether.
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"I'm a bit tired - it's been a long time since I've been in the ring for 12 rounds, " said Wilders.
British boxer Noel Wilders took the vacant European bantamweight title with a convincing points victory over Frenchman Fabien Guillerme in Nice.
When Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders goes on trial this week in the Netherlands, he will stand alone before a Dutch court.
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Now, I have had my disagreements with Mr. Wilders - primarily about the way he sometimes characterizes the problem posed by Shariah.
Jordan's Prosecutor General has recently brought charges against Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders.
If convicted, Wilders faces a maximum sentence of two years in prison.
The new rainbow coalition has shown it can survive without the Freedom Party, leaving Geert Wilders in something of a political no-man's land.
Mr Wilders' party took heavy losses in the election, while VVD claimed overall victory with Diederik Samsom's Labour Party coming a close second.
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