After Dutch reject populism, will other Europeans follow?

The Netherlands election has energised traditional parties across Europe from left and right, with Dutch voters showing Europe that populism is not always inevitable.

After Dutch reject populism, will other Europeans follow?

The Netherlands election has energised traditional parties across Europe from left and right, with Dutch voters showing Europe that populism is not always inevitable.

But Mark Rutte's victory, defying polls that suggested a close race with anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders, is unlikely to extinguish the anti-immigrant, anti-establishment sentiment that has been blazing around Europe.

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