Reclusive icon of far right reaches out to Dutch voters ahead of March 15 elections

Spijkenisse, Netherlands

HE wants to end immigration from Muslim countries, tax headscarves and ban the Quran. He is partly of Indonesian heritage, and dyes his hair bright blond. He is omnipresent on social media but lives as a political phantom under police protection, rarely campaigning in person and reportedly sleeping in a different location every night.

Geert Wilders, far-right icon, is one of Europe's unusual politicians, not least because he comes from the Netherlands, one of Europe's most socially liberal countries, with a centuries- long tradition of promoting religious tolerance and welcoming immigrants.