Dutch far-right populist Geert Wilders leads Dutch election -exit poll

Dutch anti-EU far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has vowed to halt all immigration to the Netherlands, was in the clear lead in parliamentary elections on Wednesday, an exit poll showed.

Dutch anti-EU far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has vowed to halt all immigration to the Netherlands, was in the clear lead in parliamentary elections on Wednesday, an exit poll showed. The exit poll put Wilders' Freedom party (PVV) at 35 out of 150 seats, 9 seats ahead of the closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination.

The party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the conservative VVD, was in third place at 23 seats, the exit poll showed. Immigration - the issue that triggered the collapse of Rutte's last cabinet after 13 years in power - has been a key issue in the campaign.

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