The vote comes against a backdrop of deep polarization in this nation of 18 million, violence at a recent anti-immigration rally in The Hague and protests against new asylum-seeker centers.

By Toby Sterling and Suban Abdulla AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -As he celebrated his party’s election surge, Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten declared voters had "turned the page" on Geert Wilders, an anti-immigration campaigner and a leading figure of European right-wing populism for two decades.

With Geert Wilders's far-right party leading in the polls one week ahead of the October 29 legislative elections, the country is divided over hosting asylum seekers, even though their numbers actually decreased between 2023 and 2024.

Less than two years after anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders led his party to a stunning victory in Dutch parliamentary elections, the Netherlands is going to the polls again. The lawmaker, who has lived under round-the-clock protection for more than 20 years due to death threats,

In a poll, 66% of registered Latino voters in California were concerned about an immigration enforcement at a vote site.

Vance called for a significant reduction in legal immigration, saying it threatens the social fabric of the United States.