Europe: Trading Nation and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment

europe: The result confirmed Wilders as a powerful voice on immigration in the Netherlands, according to Hamilton Spectator. But it would leave in place Prime Minister Mark Rutte and do little to alter the fundamental dynamic in a country unhappy with the status quo but deeply divided among many political parties. The victory heartened centrist leaders across Europe, who are fearful of populist upsets in their own countries. The vote in the prosperous trading nation was seen as a bellwether for France and Germany, which head to the polls in the coming months and have also been shaken by fierce anti-immigrant sentiment. But Wilders nosedived in recent weeks after topping opinion polls for most of the past 18 months, as Dutch voters appeared to turn away from an election message that described some Moroccans as scum and called for banning the Qur'an and shuttering mosques. The British vote to exit the European Union and the election of Donald Trump, a skeptic about NATO and European integration, have cracked the door to a fundamental reordering of the post-Second World War Western order. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.