A new right-wing populist party has just won provincial elections in the Netherlands. This comes after a Turkroach shot up a tram in Utrecht killing and wounding a bunch of people.

Al Jazeera:

An upstart populist party shocked the Dutch political establishment by winning the most votes in provincial elections after a preliminary count in the early hours of Thursday, boosted by an attack this week in the city of Utrecht.

The result shows the enduring strength of far-right populism in the Netherlands, coming nearly two decades after the assassination of populist Pim Fortuyn in 2002 led to a similar upset in parliamentary elections.

The most important short-term impact is that Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s centre-right coalition will be forced to seek outside support to win Senate approval for laws passed by parliament.

I have no idea if this is a good result or not. I do not know a whole lot about the internal politics of the Netherlands or this new political party. Considering that the Jewish media is calling this party “right-wing”, “anti-immigrant” and “populist” I would have to assume that it is at least a somewhat positive result.

Politico is describing it as a “stunning win” for far-right populism, so take that for whatever its worth.