Wilders willing to step back anti-Islam rhetoric to be part of next government

(NL Times) PVV leader Geert Wilders wants to be part of the next Cabinet, and he is willing to make concessions to make that happen, also when it comes to his anti-Islam rhetoric. “There are more important priorities,” Wilders said in an interview with Nieuwsuur.

Wilders stressed that the core value of the PVV is still the same as when it was founded in 2006 — limiting the “Islamization” of the Netherlands. But according to the leader of the far-right party, the Netherlands currently has bigger problems than pushing back Islam.

“Islam will never leave our DNA, but the priority now clearly lies with other matters when it comes to the coming period of government,” Wilders said.

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