16-03-2017 19:23 via yahoo.com

Nationalism still in vogue in Europe, despite Dutch setback

European leaders heaved a sigh of relief after Dutch voters backed pro-EU liberals over the far-right.France and Germany, which are also facing key elections this year, heralded the defeat of the anti-immigration anti-EU Freedom Party of Geert Wilders in the Netherlands as a defeat for extremism.Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault of France, where far-right leader Marine Le Pen is forecast to win the first round of the presidential election in April, congratulated Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte
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