Irish Times: Rise of left in Netherlands could cost Merkel another key ally

A NEW poll in the Netherlands shows that Geert Wilders’ right-wing Freedom Party (PVV) has outstripped caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte’s Liberals for the first time – and would become the second-largest party in the country if an election were held tomorrow.


http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/0529/1224316860773.html

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