A sitting MP for the anti-Islam PVV party will head the party’s campaign for the March local elections in the Hague, party leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday.

Sietse Fritsma will remain an MP while entering local politics. He is the most experienced politician on the 20-strong list for the local vote, Wilders told a tv show on Tuesday night.
The PVV is only taking part in the local elections in the Hague and Almere because of the shortage of good candidates.
Wilders also used the tv show to urge people to demonstrate outside the court where he will appear on January 20 charged with inciting hatred and discrimination. ‘It is not about me but about freedom of speech,’ he said.