The Atlantic: Is Trump Dragging Down the European Far-Right?

[Kinser79]

(03-20-2017, 06:49 AM)Odin Wrote:

(03-19-2017, 03:44 PM)Kinser79 Wrote: This article is garbage.  First off the PVV went from the third party in a proportional system to second.  Yes they didn't pick up as many seats as they wanted--no one ever does in such a system,  however, the VVD either has to form coalition with far left groups ideologically repugnant to them (VVD is classified as Center Right) or PVV since the Center Left Labor party was obliterated in the election.

Considering the Atlantic was wrong all through the US election I have no confidence in their "analysis" if you can call it that of Dutch elections.

Wilders is so extreme and unwilling to compromise on his insane views that nobody is willing to form a coalition with his party, so that he went from 3rd to 2nd because of the Labor Party's weakness is irrelevant.

Hardly.  It isn't the "Crushing Defeat" that the Lugenpresse has been making it out to be. (Honestly I'm not terribly surprised, Mr. Maddow's scoop of the week was "Donald Trump pays taxes".) It is about the same results as the Right Wing Analysts forecasted.  What was unexpected was that the Labor vote would dissolve and end up voting for the much more extreme left parties.

Everything from Marxist-Leninist parties to the Green-Left. 

What makes the fact that VVD has to form a coalition either with Wilders or with the disparate Left-Wing groups means one of two things:

1.  Coalition with Wilders and he gets to push at least some of his agenda.
2.  Coalition with the Left and nothing gets done for X years or until there is a vote of no-confidence.

If VVD is serious about governing for the next term then there is only one choice.  If they choose coalition with the disparate Left parties then the Dutch will be back at the polls quickly--with massive losses for the VVD.