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Dutch Far-right Firebrand Wilders Says Won't Be PM

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders said Wednesday that he would not be prime minister despite his stunning election win in November, due to a lack of support across the political spectrum.

International Business Times

Task of forming majority government in Netherlands just got a lot harder

Departure of NSC’s Pieter Omtzigt from coalition talks leaves Geert Wilders needing to negotiate, with several scenarios possible

The Guardian - UK

Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks

NSC’s Pieter Omtzigt said to be shocked by public finances as he abandons talks to form coalition under far-right leader

The Guardian - UK

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Dutch Coalition Talks In Crisis As Key Party Pulls Out

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders' hopes of forming a majority government were in tatters Tuesday as a key negotiating party abruptly withdrew over a row about the public finances.

International Business Times

Norfolk Southern Leaps As Ancora Aims To Oust CEO

Norfolk Southern stock looks set to vault past a buy point on news that Ancora is working to shake up management.

Investors Business Daily

White House says Lloyd Austin will stay in job despite ‘lack of transparency’

US defense secretary retains Biden’s confidence, says White House spokesperson after Austin secretly spent three days in hospital

The Guardian - US

Australia went to war in Iraq based on ‘oral reports’ to cabinet from John Howard

Cabinet papers from 2003 show there was no formal submission before decision was taken to join US-led ‘coalition of the willing’

The Guardian - AU

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Post explosion near embassy in Delhi, Israel issues travel warning to its citizens

No one was injured in the blast that occurred near the Israel embassy in the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave in New Delhi on Tuesday evening.

The Hindu

Artemis program will land international astronaut on the moon by end of 2020s, VP Harris says

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged today (Dec. 20) that NASA's Artemis program will send a non-American to the lunar surface before this decade is done.

Space

VP Kamala Harris lead National Space Council meeting today (Dec. 20)

Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over her third National Space Council meeting today (Dec. 20), and you can watch it live.

Space

'Stumbling Blocks' For Wilders To Form Dutch Govt

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders appeared Monday to have persuaded his preferred coalition partners to keep negotiating but reportedly major "stumbling blocks" remain over his hardline anti-Islam, anti-European views.

International Business Times

Vote win confirmed, coalition talks tricky for Dutch firebrand Wilders

Geert Wilders' stunning election win was confirmed officially Friday, but the far-right Dutch leader faces an uphill battle to forge a coalition with other parties uncomfortable with his anti-Islam views.

Radio France Internationale

Wilders Vote Win Confirmed, Coalition Talks Tricky

International Business Times

Huge Blow For Wilders As Major Party Snubs Coalition

Far-right Dutch leader Geert Wilders suffered a major setback to his goal of forming a governing coalition Wednesday when a key potential partner ruled itself out, uncomfortable with his extreme views.

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The Guardian - UK

Geert Wilders will have to scrap most of manifesto to enter government, say experts

Far-right anti-Islam pledges and Nexit referendum promise are unacceptable to potential coalition partners

The Guardian - UK

Success of Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV raises fears for Dutch climate policies

The party has a hostile stance on attempts to cut carbon emissions but got more votes than any other in general election

The Guardian - UK

‘They feel they are being neglected’: why voters turned to ‘Dutch Trump’ Geert Wilders

In a pretty waterside town, residents applaud the veteran rightwinger’s stance on immigration, calling his success a ‘vote against the established order’

The Guardian - UK

‘A Brexit moment’: Dutch voters digest Geert Wilders’ shock election win

We hear from across the political spectrum as far-right populist begins talks to form government

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The Guardian - UK

Far-right party set to win most seats in Dutch elections, exit polls show

Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam Party for Freedom predicted to win 35 seats in 150-seat parliament

The Guardian - UK

Pieter Omtzigt: the Netherlands outsider whose politics is firmly in the centre

A much-admired MP who launched his own party in the summer is hoping for electoral success

The Guardian - UK

Dutch universities slam ‘ridiculous’ proposal to cap foreign students

Academics criticise student cap plan by poll frontrunner Pieter Omtzigt saying move will scare off top talent and disadvantage Dutch economy

Space

White House lays out possible rules for private space stations and more

The National Space Council has released a draft bill that would split the regulation of novel space activities between two departments: Transportation and Commerce.

The Guardian - UK

Pieter Omtzigt: centrist outsider who wants to remake Dutch politics in his own image

The brand new NSC party is top of the polls as the election nears and has a charismatic leader famed for uncovering official wrongdoing

The Guardian - UK

Dutch elections 2023: everything you need to know

Get up to speed on the political situation in the Netherlands, where voters will go to the polls on 22 November

The Independent UK

Biden questioned Gaza’s death toll, so Palestinians released the names

Biden’s remarks casting doubt on the death toll in Gaza caused outrage at home and abroad, report Bel Trew from Tel Aviv, Richard Hall from New York City, and Andrew Feinberg from Washington, DC.

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