The anti-immigration pol who wants to lead Dutch

Geert Wilders faces trial for inciting hatred against Muslims and ethnic minorities

Dutch politician Geert Wilders

Geert Wilders, the anti-immigration Dutch politician banned from the UK last year for being a threat to race relations, could soon be prime minister of the Netherlands following the collapse of the Dutch coalition government at the weekend.

The government's fall, following a disagreement between the dominant Christian Democrat party and its coalition partner, Labour, over extending the country's Nato commitments in Afghanistan, means that a general election will have to take place within the next three months.

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Tim Edwards is a former managing editor of The Week.co.uk.