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March 15, 2017

Dutch Voters Head to Polls in Closely Watched Election
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Voters in the Netherlands are heading to the polls today in a closely
watched presidential race, which pits Prime Minister Mark Rutte against
far-right politician Geert Wilders. This is Wilders in the final debate
before today's vote.

Geert Wilders: "If we don't dare to see Islam for what it is, the
problem will not only be jihad, but Islam itself. Then the Netherlands
and the free Western countries could no longer exist. We should not
tolerate this."

That was far-right politician Geert Wilders, who has been surging in the
polls in recent days. He has vowed to close all mosques and ban the
Quran, if elected. He was found guilty by a Dutch court of inciting
racial discrimination last year. He's also called for the Netherlands to
leave the European Union.


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