Gert Wilders won the Netherlands by a decisive margin. After Fico’s victory in Slovakia, another bastion of liberal democracy fell. Is this a sign of a total change in the political landscape in Europe? Not necessarily. We don’t know if Widers will succeed in taking real power, and in fact we don’t know if Fico will succeed either. A victory in the elections can only lead to a divided country, where most of the real power will be held by the liberal oligarchy (as happened in the Czech Republic, where the patriot Babis was prime minister but the Soros structures held real power).
It looks more like we have entered politically turbulent times. Will LePen win next time? Will the AfD be next? Or will the globalists triumph again? Will the election laws be changed to prevent the next wilderses from winning? Anything is possible and no one can predict. But certainly the transparent era when populist opposition could be easily eliminated by a media campaign or an injunction is over.
Nevertheless, it is interesting that the Czech mainstream media has not launched the usual cry about dangerous fascists, extremists, etc. Even the politrucians perceive the complexity of the times. The crowd may eventually run in the direction of “lynch Wilders”, but it may not.
It’s also interesting that the old guard who have been universally written off are returning. Just because someone hasn’t been seen much doesn’t mean they haven’t worked hard to strengthen their own organization and build a broader coalition of social forces. Like Fico and Wilders. Demonstrations don’t work. Consistent work works.
Oh, and another winner is Viktor Orbán. How are you going to push for anti-Orban measures when the prime ministers of other countries are Meloni, Fico and Wilders.