Pawpulism: The Weaponization of Cute Cats by Dutch Populist Geert Wilders

By Frank van Beek, April 11, 2024

In the wake of the Dutch election results of November 2023, political analysts have scrambled to understand how Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch populist Party for Freedom (PVV), and his party managed to win the general elections. Embodying, what political analysts have dubbed a campaign-specific, milder alter-ego Geert Milders, Mr. Wilders managed to grow [...]