Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[S.Peelman]

Ryuu96 said:

S.Peelman said:

This is the new defence minister. In general I'm happy with the new coalition in my country (though it remains to be seen if they can get things done), but with Wilders's party as the winner our support for Ukraine could have been dialed down. I wouldn't have agreed with such a stance so I'm glad he didn't block this and our support can continue uninterrupted.

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Wilders not get enough for a majority and all the other parties in Netherlands are pro-Ukraine support so he's kind of fucked if he wants support?

No this is correct. Of the ones that won seats, except the extreme-right party of Baudet (which is very small), all the others wanted to continue support. So Wilders likely wouldn’t have been able to form a coalition had he put his foot down. He knew however that voters didn’t elect his party because of his party’s stance on aid for Ukraine though. On the other hand there wouldn’t have been many options to form a government for the other parties had Wilders been kept out either.