Geert Wilders Now Biggest Party in All Polls

THE HAGUE. For the first time, the Party for Freedom (PVV) is the top-scoring party in both leading opinion polls. Geert Wilders' party reached this position in Maurice de Hond's poll three months ago, and has now come top in the Synovate poll as well.

According to the Synovate Political Barometer, the PVV would win 32 of the 150 Lower House seats if elections were held now. This makes it the largest party, although the Christian Democrats (CDA) also score 32 seats. The PVV currently holds 9 Lower House seats and the CDA 41.

Without apparent reason, the PVV has jumped from 23 to 32 seats in the Political Barometer, drawn up on behalf of TV programme Nova, over the past month. In the polls held by Maurice de Hond, the PVV has been stable at or around 32 seats for months.

In the latest barometer, Labour (PvdA) scores 21 seats. The socialists (SP) also show a substantial loss, with (...)