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Geert Wilders, the leader of the PVV party, during a meeting of leaders of political parties after the general election in November.

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Bicyclists pass a billboard for the European Election outside the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

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The Netherlands' Farmer-Citizen Movement – BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) – was born after the 2019 farmers’ protest against radically curb agriculture emissions.

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President of the Renew Europe group, Valérie Hayer

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Joost Klein of Netherlands performs the song Europapa during the dress rehearsal for the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Wednesday, May 8

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Joost Klein of Netherlands performs the song Europapa during the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Thursday, May 9, 2024.

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Gas extraction in Slochteren, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.

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