European Voters Know What They Don’t Want
By Henryk M. Broder
Was it a swing to the right — or just a return to reality? The result of the EU elections is not some terrible portent of doom. Instead, it is evidence that voters reward populists like Geert Wilders, who are not afraid to address issues that other parties don’t want to touch.
There is always a certain amount of risk associated with any election. It is a truth recognized by dictators around the world — ……
The outcome of the European parliamentary elections was different. It was a disaster that became apparent as early as Thursday, when the results from the Netherlands became public. The right-wing populist Geert Wilders and his Freedom Party ended up as the second stronges strongest party in the country behind the Christian Democrats. …
…. The populace does not always know what it wants. But mostly it knows what it does not want. And that’s a good thing.