The leader of the anti-immigration party dropped his pledge to leave the EU in the European elections

Geert Wilders drops ‘Nexit’ pledge in European elections manifesto. Dutch hard-Right leader abandons push for referendum as he struggles to attract coalition partners. Wilders is struggling to find coalition partners for a government led by his Freedom Party. He has vowed to continue to push for a 'Nexit' referendum.

Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders says it is unfair and 'constitutionally wrong' that he had to sacrifice leadership aspirations to pave the way for a right-wing ruling coalition in the Netherlands after his party won elections in November. Wilders: It is unfair that he has to sacrifice his leadership aspirations in order to pave way for the coalition.