Irish Examiner view: Culture warriors care not for climate change 

The victories of the populist agriculture-backed Farmer-Citizen Movement in last week’s senate election in The Netherlands have confused many domestic and international analysts

Caroline van der Plas of the BoerBurgerBeweging said her party 'cannot be ignored.' Picture: Remko De Waal/ANP/AFP/Getty

The victories of the populist agriculture-backed Farmer-Citizen Movement — or the BoerburgerBeweging (BBB) — in last week’s senate election in The Netherlands have confused many domestic and international analysts.

The fact that this farmer-led protest party has had backing from international populists such as Donald Trump in the US and Marine Le Pen in France seems to have convinced some that the BBB is a far-right entity, which embodies the idea that global elites are using green policies to trample on the rights of individuals.