The Dutch head to the polls today for a snap election seen as a litmus test for the strength of the far right, which has made powerful gains across Europe

The Dutch are voting in a national election with a choice between doubling down on the anti-immigration nationalism of populist Geert Wilders, who sank the last conservative coalition after a fractious two years, or a return to the centre.

Dutch voters appeared to have shunned far-right leader Geert Wilders in favour of a centrist party, exit polls have suggested, after a snap election watched closely in Europe where extremists are gaining ground.

Centrist party D66 came ahead by a thin margin, exit polls suggested. The vote would signal a weakening of the far-right Freedom Party (PVV), which had come in first in the last election.

Polls suggest anti-immigrant firebrand Geert Wilders could come out on top, but all mainstream parties have ruled out working with him, preventing him from becoming prime minister

The Dutch election campaign was on the home stretch Tuesday, a day before the country goes to the polls in a knife-edge vote with anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders seeking a second straight victory for his far-right Party for Freedom. The campaign has largely focused on two main issues that also…

The centrist D66 unexpectedly matched Geert Wilders’ anti-migration Party for Freedom in a nail-biting vote in the Netherlands, according to a preliminary forecast.

The underdog-turned-front-runner tells POLITICO the Netherlands must embrace a more central role in Europe.