“We’ve demonstrated to Europe and the world that it’s possible to overcome populist movements by campaigning with a positive vision for our nation,” he stated confidently.

The party secured approximately 18% of the vote, necessitating the formation of a coalition with at least three other parties to achieve a simple majority in the 150-seat lower house of parliament.

For Geert Wilders, this election marked a significant decline from the 37 seats his anti-immigration party, the VVP, captured in the 2023 elections. Source: Getty / Horacio Villalobos/Corbis

Wilders has called for an inquiry into what he described as “a stream” of alleged voter fraud claims that have been reported to him from various sources nationwide. Although he admitted uncertainty about the validity of these claims, he insisted they warrant investigation.

Wilders also called for an investigation into what he said was “a stream” of claims of alleged voter fraud sent to him from sources from all over the country. He said he had no idea whether the reports had substance but that they should be investigated.

Denial of vote fraud