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Dutch head to the polls in test for strength of far-right in Europe

# The Dutch head to the polls today for a snap election seen as a litmus test for the strength of the far-right, which has made powerful gains across Europe. Polls suggest anti-immigration and anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders is narrowly on course to repeat his election success from two years ago with his far-right Freedom Party. But with half the electorate still undecided, the result is too close to call, and a pack of three other parties has closed the gap in recent days.