Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) leader Geert Wilders is facing a mutiny just hours after his party programme for the upcoming general elections was made public. Parliament members Marcial Hernandez and Wim Kortenoeven have announced they will leave Wilders’ PVV immediately.
“I thought I had found my captain, but I was wrong. Geert deserted me,” Hernandez said at a press conference, referring to Wilders’ decision to break off budget talks with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his minority cabinet earlier this year. Until now, rumours that Wilders had failed to consult his fellow party members about the move could not be confirmed.
The other PVV deserter, Wim Kortenoeven, was clearly emotional during the press conference according to Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. He said “we were increasingly facing humiliation. Wilders had contempt for normal social behaviour and was inaccessible to members of his bloc in parliament.” Kortenoeven said this had become a widespread problem “except for those who are part of the politburo, Wilders is a political good-for-nothing,” Kortenoeven added.
Read more: Two more MPs leave Geert Wilders’ party | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
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