New Dutch Government: Ultra-Right Ambitions Against European Norms and Laws
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article analyzes the political processes in the Netherlands, where, according to the results of the parliamentary elections held on November 22, 2023, the far-right Freedom Party received the greatest support from voters. However, due to a number of conditions and the inability to create a stable coalition, after lengthy negotiations that lasted 175 days, the party leader Geert Wilders was forced not only to resign as prime minister, but also to significantly change his radical rhetoric on issues such as migration, green policy, Islam, etc. The article also examines the issue of forced correction of political beliefs and ideological principles by the leaders of far-right forces after coming to power or participating in the formation of a coalition majority. According to the author, this situation demonstrates that radical and populist ideas are effective during an election campaign, helping to accumulate protest sentiment and expand their own electoral base. However, the current political system of both most European countries and the European Union as a whole still retains a sufficient number of instruments of influence to counter the spread of right-wing radical sentiments. The result of the study is to demonstrate the existence of tools to curb the radical positions of individual political parties, which are forced to adjust their activities, taking into account the generally accepted provisions and sentiments within the European Union.
Author: Lev-Olexander Bondarenko
Institution: Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4412496809