Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders said Thursday that he is ready to join the next Dutch coalition government after he surged to a huge election victory that marked a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation once famed as a beacon of tolerance.
The party of an anti-Islam, anti-migration politician is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory in the Netherlands. The result puts far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders in line to lead talks to form a new governing coalition and possibly become prime minister.
