Support for the anti-immigration PVV has reached an all-time high, according to the latest poll of polls carried out for broadcaster Nos. The poll, based on an aggregate of five other opinion surveys, says the PVV would win between 33 and 37 seats in the 150-seat parliament if there were a general election tomorrow.
This is a rise of six seats on a month ago. The result means Geert Wilders’ party now has the support of up to 25% of the population. The PVV has 15 seats in the current parliament
Compiler Tom Louwerse told Nos that such sharp rises are very unusual in the poll of polls because it uses the results of several different surveys. The rise in PVV support has flattened off in the previous two weeks, he said, which could indicate the party has now peaked. The increase in PVV support would appear to be at the expense of the Socialists and right-wing Liberal VVD, both of which have lost support. [DutchNews]
Meanwhile, a survey carried out by the French polling institute Ifop indicates that 92% of the Dutch think refugees should be sent home as soon as possible. Read more
