Geenstijl has PvdA 6 VVD 4 CDA 4 FVD 3 GL 3 CUSGP 2 D66 2 50Plus 1 PvdD 1 SP 0 PVV 0 volt 2% denk 1%
Another party with disappointing gains was FVD. While the party and its EP leader Eppink have relatively nuanced views on the EU on paper, Baudet, very much a Nexiteer, captured all the attention with his views, his controversial tweets (among which a video by the Austrian Identitarians which he retweeted), and with an essay touching on the negative side-effects of abortion, women's emancipation and euthanasia. The latter is particularly electorally toxic and it probably cost us at least one seat, in addition to seriously jeopardizing the narrative of Forum as the party to watch - we're only the fourth party now. Shows that at this point in the party's life, free attention isn't necessarily always good anymore. A valuable lesson to learn for more important elections.
Still a solid result, but I agree, this type of attention is not really something you need, and it only pushes away potential voters...
You know I'm right wing, but I never like very extreme positions, partly because they don't work.
The current polarization in some countries is leading to one side playing with the idea of an EU exit, while the other is pushing for a Federal EU.
If asked to choose, I feel most would choose more EU instead of no EU, even if they don't want to give more power to the bureaucrats. Personally, I would like to see more democracy and swift reform in the EU, and IMO the right should go for that, as it is more realistic, and most likely more beneficial.
As for the women's emancipation and other essays, no need to comment, it's toxic af...
