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.

Two years after a shock win for the far-right Geert Wilders, the Netherlands is returning to the polls. His hometown shows the pain points of the country’s volatile politics.

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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.

Dutch voters head to the polls on October 29 and far-right parties have made immigration the central issue of the campaign. This hardline rhetoric led to anti-immigrant riots in September in The Hague and violent protests in towns where asylum centres are set to open.

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Immigration is now the top concern for voters across the country according to YouGov. But that is apparent even in small towns like Buxton, that has very little immigration. In May, Reform UK won in one Buxton county council ward and came a close second to the Conservatives in the other.