SATURDAY, 8
JUNE 2024 - 12:25
Wilders visits radical right-wing party Vlaams
Belang before EU election in Belgium
PVV leader
Geert Wilders was the surprise guest at a meeting of the Flemish radical
right-wing party Vlaams Belang in Aalst on Saturday, causing a large police
presence in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The Belgian newspaper Het
Laatste Nieuws reported that more than a hundred agents were present. Wilders
arrived in Aalst around 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Roads
leading to the election event location are closed. A water cannon, a dog
brigade, mounted police, and special units are also ready. The local police
work with the national and Dutch police services to ensure security. Around 128
police officers were deployed to ensure safety for Wilders and the Flemish
radical right-wing party members, Het Laatste Nieuws reported. Furthermore,
only invited guests were allowed to enter the building where the candidates
breakfast took place, according to the newspaper.
Wilders,
who with his PVV won seven seats in the European Parliament according to
Thursday evening's exit poll, wants to express his support for Vlaams Belang in
Aalst. On Sunday there will be not only European, but also national and
regional elections in Belgium. Other parties, however, have ruled out
cooperation with Vlaams Belang.
On X,
Wilders spoke on Saturday morning about a visit to his "friends of the
Vlaams Belang." He called them "the heroes of Flanders who (...) can
achieve a well-deserved election victory tomorrow".
European
elections: Italians, Slovaks, Maltese and Latvians go to the polls
After the
Dutch elected their representatives in the European Parliament on Thursday,
June 6, the polling stations for the European Parliament elections also opened
on Saturday in Italy, Slovakia, Malta, and Latvia. The Czechs and Estonians can
also vote, but they were able to vote earlier.
Slovakia,
Malta, and Latvia only vote on Saturday, and this is also the last election day
for the Czechs. In Italy and Estonia, the polls are also open on Sunday. That
is when the European Parliament elections take place in most countries.
Voting took
place on Thursday and Friday in Ireland and the Netherlands. At 46.8 percent,
it was the highest voter turnout in the Netherlands in the 2024 European
Parliament elections, according to an exit poll by Ipsos I&O and NOS.
The
official results of all countries may only be announced after the last polling
station has closed, which is Sunday at 11 p.m.
Reporting
by ANP and NL Times
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