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Dutch vote in test of anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe
High turnout expected with outcome unpredictable
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Mar 15, 2017 · 09:50 PM
The Hague, Netherlands
THE Dutch tested their own tolerance for immigration and Islam on Wednesday in an election magnified by a furious row with Turkey, the first of three polls in the European Union this year where nationalist parties are seeking breakthroughs.
The centre-right VVD party of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, 50, is vying with the PVV (Party for Freedom) of anti-Islam and anti-EU firebrand Geert Wilders, 53, to form the biggest party in parliament.
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