Many of the Dutch parties that prevailed favor the European Union — a rare glimmer of hope at a time when populist forces have created an existential crisis for the blocbr and Britain prepares for its withdrawal, or “Brexit.”br “The Netherlands, after Brexit, after the American elections, said ‘Whoa’ to the wrong kind of populism,” Mr. Rutte told a wildly enthusiastic crowd, excitedbr that his party, the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, had come in first among the parties and lost fewer seats than it had feared.br Geert Wilders Falls Short in Election, as Wary Dutch Scatter Their Votes -br By ALISSA J. RUBINMARCH 15, 2017br This is Geert Wilders, a far-right Dutch politician with aspirations to be the next prime minister of the Netherlands.