Voters in the Netherlands have said a firm ‘No’ to an EU partnership deal with Ukraine.
But for far-right politician Geert Wilders, Wednesday’s referendum result has broader implications
‘The beginning of the end of the European Union’ he said on Twitter in comments picked up by the German press, and retweeted by the anti-immigration leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV).
It looks like the Dutch people said NO to the European elite and NO to the treaty with the Ukraine. The beginning of the end of the EU.— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) 6 avril 2016
Wilders: „Das ist der Anfang vom Ende der EU“ https://t.co/3ViIWmdkKt via @faznet— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) 7 avril 2016
If two-thirds of the voters say no, that is a vote of no confidence by the people against the elite from Brussels and The Hague— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) 6 avril 2016
The anti-EU populist is delighted at what he calls a ‘vote of no confidence’ against