Are we now allowed to call Wilders a racist? With his latest anti-Moroccan outburst, Geert Wilders may have blown his chances in the European elections, writes Robin Pascoe.
Even though his party only fielded candidates in The Hague and Almere, Geert Wilders must have hoped it was going to be his night.
The party was pretty well assured of remaining the biggest in the polder city and looked set to dominate in The Hague as well.
Fewer votes
In the event, support for the PVV fell in both places - almost one percentage point in Almere and 2.6 percentage points in The Hague. Only Labour and the VVD did worse in the city of peace and justice.