the dutch netherlands used to be a synonym for peace and harmony.ere is one example. >> he hahas been campaigning. he wants the netherlands to leave the eu. and he wants to stop the spread of islam in his country. and he claims that muslims do not like gay people. he is concerned abouout that. there are no reliable it just takes that indicate an increase in homophobic attacks among muslims but still, donny says he wants to take back his country. in nationalist is some one that loves his country in the freedom that it provides but a lot of muslims do not like freedom. -- donnyes that w believes that that wilders is the only candidate that can preserve the dutch open society ers really meet those expectations. peter: what do you say about that young, gay man that says -- i want my country back. rieke: of course, we have seen that in many different ways, also in the united states, where donald trump appealed to those voices saying that we need our country back. he played with the fear of the unknown. i think that is similar to that young man that we ju

up the fires netherlands.urkish paper has reported erdogan says the netherlands will pay a price for their actions. interesting is that this spat has become a proxy war between the netherlands and turkey according to the harriet daily columnist. he says the netherlands is in the throes of an election, and the far right leader is using this to antagonize the atmosphere while erdogan's party votes ofcurry netherlands ex-pats in turkey. the conservative turkish paper as come out in support of erdogan, saying it is clear europe is facing a crisis after the interior asian -- the deterioration of their sacred values. papericle from a dutch which takes a different spin. you see the way they report this whole diplomatic spat. saying the netherlands will pay the price, that language strong, presenting him as hysterical. korea's move on to south where the outgoing president has finally left the palace. -- until theed end. she has returned to a private residence. she faces charges of corruption and wrongdoing. says there

the netherlands is not part of this debate. from the turkish perspective it's unfathomable that ministers wouldn't be allowed to speak to ethnic turks in the netherlands. but the prime minister of the netherlands knows that in his election coming up on wednesday, that there is this up swell of antiimmigrants, antiturkish and antiislamic healing and he's got to protect his right. >> as you mentioned, elections in the netherlands will be held wednesday and that's already having an impact here in the united states where u.s. congressman state king has shown support for far-right dutch politician, who has said turkish diplomats should go away and never come back. and they tweeted this, they understand that culture and demographics are our destiny, we can't restore as civilization with somebody else's babies. it's -- it's worth adding to, this tweet was supported by the leader of the klu klux klan here in the united states. then chelsea clinton responded on twitter, i'm paraphrasing here. she said the congressman does not view all o

reporter: pols have opened in the netherlands.i-islam who voted in the hague. >> this is a mark on the election and so far, i think we are having big support from the dutch people. reporter: he plans to ban the koran, close mosques, and paul the netherlands out of the european union. his freedom party has been the largest, but the latest poll shows him finding behind the center-right party and perhaps as even as low as fifth-place. onn if he does come out top, he will struggle to form a government with major centrist party saying they will not going to coalition with him. while this has been involved in tussle withic turkey and it was seen as a chance for the prime minister to appear particular statesmanlike. even so, he is not taking any chances. for theis a chance netherlands to make a point to stop this toppling over of the domino stones. there is still a risk that we wake up thursday morning. reporter: a potential rising star is charismatic green party leader, who may claim as many as 18 seats. the first exit polls are expecte

and around 500,000 live in the netherlands.ction commission says that in the most recent election, over 2.8 million turkish citizens were eligible to vote at a turkish embassy abroad. that may prove crucial in winning president erdogan the powers he seeks. a little earlier i spoke to seref isler from the bbc‘s turkish service and asked him why he thought president erdogan was being so outspoken. the referendum is coming up to give him more executive prowess as president, the presidential post in turkey is largely a ceremonial position. turkey is run in a parliamentary democracy system. this referendum would give him more executive powers and he is perhaps trying to ensure that he gets the full vote of turks living abroad. now, in terms of the rhetoric he's been using, these rallies have to ta ke been using, these rallies have to take place in these countries to get the attention and perhaps get the support of turks living there. once one has been blocked it is almost like a dent in their show of strength. so he prefers to up th

the people of the netherlands will float in the interest of the netherlands, not turkey.roud country. the netherlands is a proud nation, too. ross: do you have doubts about president erdogan's approach to democracy? pm rutte: we stopped the rally because in the middle of negotiations to have a logistical way out of the problems facing us on saturday, the turkish prime minister threatened us with sanctions. we will never ever negotiate under threat. the moment he did this we decided to cancel. later today, the minister from turkey will travel to the netherlands. we told her we don't want you to be here. it is a threat to the public order. particularly today. she still continue to travel. chaos.ated i am extremely angry with turkey. we have to talk about this yard we have to tone the rhetoric coming out of ankara and istanbul. only when that happens can we talk about it. ross: let's draw attention to the language used, saying that the president of turkey is becoming hysterical and rewriting history. that his comments are unacceptable. these are turns or phrases that are inc

the netherlands is home to almost half a million of them.he fourth largest electoral base after istanbul and ankara. that vote could prove vital for president erdogan. several eu leaders have criticised turkey for its verbal attack. this is the latest one from the foreign minister, calling the netherlands and the capital of fascia is. a speech that will do nothing to calm this bit diplomatic i’ow. “— nothing to calm this bit diplomatic row. —— this beta. and sally is here with all the business news. decision day is getting ever closer for the dutch and tonight they get what for many could be a decisive last look at the candidates before wednesday elections when the leading candidates hold their final tv debate. it's the first of three big elections across europe this year casting uncertainty over the continent. next come france and germany and financial markets are watching them all closely. financial markets are quite on edge watching these elections. not least of all for what their results might mean for the future of the european single c

turkey announces a series of sanctions against the netherlands, as the diplomatic row between the two nations appears to reach breaking point. the largest humanitarian crisis in over half a century. we report from somalia, as 20 million people face a deadly famine. and can photographs alter the way we live? exploring the power of digital imagery to promote social change. hello. britain has stepped significantly closer to leaving the european union. parliament has given its final approval to a crucial law that allows the government to trigger brexit. mps in the house of commons overturned amendments from the upper house, the lords, seeking guarantees on the rights of eu nationals in the uk, and on how much say parliament will have on the final terms of the brexit deal. this from our political correspondent chris mason. so, it was the final stage of the whole process of getting a law to give the british prime minister, theresa may, permission to say to brussels that the uk is going to leave the european union. now, you might think, well, that's a bit odd. didn't british people leave the

turkey and the netherlands. a massive week for the netherlands. just talked this hour about the elections midweek. this spat which came to the fore, give us your take on this. as you implied, the story is happening on two fronts. the netherlands has its election in a few days' time. and in turkey, what we have heard is some inflammatory comments from president erdogan over the weekend. incredible language. saying to the netherlands there will be a, quote, price to pay, because of the refusal to allow investors to speak at rallies in the netherlands. -- his speak at rallies in the netherlands. —— his people. he is playing a strategic game because he is trying to take turkey from what is currently a parliamentary republic toa currently a parliamentary republic to a presidential one. he wants sweeping new powers to do things like, for example, being able to appoint the vast majority of the seniorjudiciary. he appoint the vast majority of the senior judiciary. he is appoint the vast majority of the seniorjudiciary. he is trying to appeal, essentially,

not our usual image of the netherlands.e dog left behind as riot police used considerable force against turkish demonstrators. they were angered by the dutch government's refusal to allow their politicians to attend a campaign rally in support of president erdogan. he is counting on the backing of more than a million turkish citizens living in europe to expand his powers back home in next month's referendum. but his minister for families wasn't allowed to address them. the second turkish minister turned back by the dutch government. she returned to istanbul defiant. translation: in holland - holland as a country that speaks of freedom and democracy — we were faced with very rough and hard treatment. it is ugly of europeans who talk about women's rights and tell us how we should treat women in turkey. all this followed president erdogan‘s far stronger language at a rally, denouncing the dutch as "nazi remnants and fascists". those words have infuriated several european governments, including germany's, mindful of the nazi oc

the netherlands is quite important to turkey, isn't it?e he is such a seasoned campaigner? i think that president erdogan, again, he sees this referendum in five weeks‘ time as life—and—death, his final act. so he goes all out. again, today, he referred to germany and the netherlands as nazis. he repeated that today. here's insulting other eu countries. it looks like there is nothing that can stop president erdogan at this point. i think he is overplaying that he may think that if he wins the referendum all the damage he is causing today may be able to be repaired again. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: can photographs alter the way we live? exploring the power of digital imagery, to promote social change. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours then the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and starte

the netherlands both tomorrow. will a far right populist fight his way into government?ark rutte took on geert wilders in a tv program on monday. also coming up, turkey's president erdogan lashes out again. germany's response, we are losing patience with you. and, religious symbols such as headscarves can be banned at work. that is the ruling of the european union highest court today. we will get reaction to a controversial decision. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. the people of the netherlands are about to vote in elections that is too close to call. poll showed the party of the center-right minister mark rutte . here is how mark rutte replied. >> that is the difference between tweetingand leading the. if you lead the country, you need to take smart decisions. this isbrent: earlier, i spoke r correspondent in the hague. i asked about the polls. >> it looks like it is going to be a very close call for sure. there is an important aspect of emerging here. a pool emerge earlier today. it appears that geert wilders's party coming out in fifth place.

you talk about the netherlands not behaving ina about the netherlands not behaving in a diplomatic fashioncian, whether you agree with his views or not, when we have the netherlands being described asa have the netherlands being described as a banana republic, the dutch being compared with nazis? how is that helpful or diplomatic? surely you are creating even more discontent. we are just reacting to the unreasonable actions of our so—called allies. the unreasonable actions of our so-called allies. it is not helpful. never before has a minister being pushed out of a country. she was carrying a diplomatic passport. the way she was treated was a treatment towards 80 million citizens of this country. there are more than 5 million turks in the eu, most of them are citizens of the respective countries that they live in, they are taxpayers, they contribute. they have a right and responsibility to learn about why they should vote in such a manner. politicians from both sides who are in favour of the constitutional amendment and who are against should have the right to go and address them and can i

the netherlands economy has been growing for 11 consecutive quarters.ployment is at a five-year most of the population is still planning to vote party with positive results. >> there optimistic about the future. it's about 35% of the dutch population, usually with lower education, who are favorable to the other party. demographic is the one he is targeting when he promises to cut taxes and referendum on leaving the european union like the one organized in the u.k. within any other campaign issue, that segment of the population is interested by the far right's plans on immigration or whether the slashing -- or rather, the slashing of immigration. [indiscernible] they are coming here with no education and no work experience and wanting money from the government. >> you can imagine what a mess it would he in the zoo if all the cages were open. that is what is happening currently in europe. all the borders are open and anyone can come inside. another major campaign issue is the anti-islamic sentiment in the netherlands. the far right has repeatedly attacked

the netherlands, a traditionally tolerant nation, erupted overnight.ce struggled to disperse hundreds of angry turkish expats, outraged by the netherlands‘ refusal to allow their politicians to attend a rally in support of president erdogan. this was a demonstration of the support he commands abroad. he is depending on the backing of one million—plus turkish citizens who live in europe to expand his powers back home in next month's referendum. but his family minister didn't get the chance to address them. amateur footage shows her arguing with police, before being escorted back to the border. she returned to istanbul, defiant. translation: in holland, holland as a country that speaks of freedom and democracy, we were faced with very hard and rough treatment. it's very ugly of europeans who talk about women's rights to tell us how we should treat women in turkey. all this after president erdogan branded the dutch nazi remnants and fascists, after they refused to allow his foreign minister to campaign on dutch territory. the timing is especially sensitiv

he has condemned the netherlands preventions to campaigners in the netherlands. sanctionsounced against the headache saying the dutch ambassador would not be allowed to return to ankara. discussionpolitical between the countries will also be halted. >> turkey will not be harmed by this. we will protect our rights and our country's honor. some european countries beginning with the netherlands will be harmed by this. nothing good can come from racism, fascism, and anti-immigrant sentiment. brussels asked and car to stop intensifying the crisis. the president called the dutch actions akin to nazi-ism. a term he also used in regards to the germans after berlin canceled rallies. but in turkey, accor money has flared. violent scuffles outside of the embassy in rotterdam. family of thethe turkish minister from coming. warned not to come, she was later escorted out of the country. the foreign minister was also presented -- prevented from coming to the country. over the escalating row, turkey said it could also reevaluate its 2016 immigration deal with europe. the top cou

it isn't only the netherlands that have said they don't want these rallies.of the agitation on the ground. more importantly for the netherlands, it is because there election is this week. march madness, says the metro. a million hit by train strikes. we saw the disruption on southern trains. no more will be hit this week. my hometown is coming out. this is the rmt making sure 2000 guards walk out. at the end of the day everybody has got to get to the nub of what these strikes are about. they keep going back. is it about safety of the passenger? is it about these driver only operated trains? no, it's not. we have had them for 30 yea rs. it's not. we have had them for 30 years. 60% of trains are run on them. we know they are safe. this is about rmt having power, flexing its muscle and really not thinking about the people they are causing so much strive to. it is about a union protecting members and theirjobs, isn't it? it is completely wrong. it isn't it? it is completely wrong. it is not about that. they are not losing theirjobs. they are getting the guards to

in the netherlands and europe. g--_-_- 33.4.2;- -!ll win. afterall. europe isa big, - - we are crossing our fingers. it is a good sign for the evolution of democracy on our continent. iamjoined by i am joined by vincent. clearly hearing from the german foreign minister and they are relieved i would imagine that everyone in brussels is breathing a sigh of relief this morning. can we have your take on what happened? we see it in - evolution of the euro it in the evolution of the euro yesterday that there is relief in the market. at the same time this outcome was widely expected stop that would also give sumer is hence that would also give sumer is hence that the of that would also give sumer is hence that the - of geert wilders was that the party of geert wilders was losing steam. but we see that the current prime minister is high in the polls. he has the capacity to form i sort of centre—right form a sort of centre—right government that may take weeks or if months to form. it is this seems government that may take weeks or if months to

i was fascinated by this story on the netherlands and the people of turkey living in the netherlands. here's the blame chart if you want. this is per capita -- excuse me, this is nominal gdp for the netherlands. here is the boom of the netherlands up to 2008 and the financial crisis. it simply has not happened. what is disconcerting is the leveling here, but then the very subtle but tangible rollover in nominal gdp from 2012. 2012i've marked right here. it is a subtle story. it is not visible. it is not out front. but the flatness in rollover of the netherlands economy is one of the most subtle stories we look at. francine: that is a chart i like a lot. i did chart the difference, the spread between the dutch 10-year and the german 10-year. this is my chart of the day. i picked out something with the snb because they are meeting amongst other central bankers. in white you have the german two-year yield. in blue you have the swiss two-year yield. as a lot of central banks including the swiss national bank are lumping up their foreign currency purchases, short dated high-quality bonds a

manus: let's reflect on the netherlands.e polls in less than 48 hours, europe's first big election this year. the election was upended over the weekend by the diplomatic standoff with turkey. anna: protests broke out after the turkish affairs minister was denied entry into her continent and escorted to the german boarder. the dutch say she put public order at risk by choosing to "sneak into a netherlands" after turkish officials abandoned talks on campaigning abroad. manus: the turkish president responded by calling the dutch "fascists," and the dutch freedom party leader weighed in on events on saturday. >> i am happy all this pressure mounted [indiscernible] anna: for more on this situation and what it means for the dutch elections, let's bring in the managing editor for government here at bloomberg. we will broaden the conversation in a moment because this is becoming broader than just a spat between turkey and the netherlands, but what is this going to do to the very immediate business of the dutch election? some analyst

a lot of focus on the election in the netherlands. the biggest losers of the withon, zodiac aerospace shares thinking over 16%. say renaulttigators has been prodding pollutions test for 25 years and the cover-up goes up as far in the ranks as the ceo. he has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. reporter: a new chapter in the emissions handle socko. all eyes are on renault after revelations that two of its models exceeded the legal co2 emissions limit. french investigators said fraudulent software was likely used to allow vehicles to cheat on emissions tests. they also accused entire senior management including ceo carlos gomes as being complicit in the scam, which they say has been going on for 25 years. renault rejected the allegations on wednesday, saying there was no intentional wrongdoing. a line of defense already used in january. >> there is no cheating. there is no software that is trying to falsify the results. >> the argument did not convince the french consumer lobby. its members are now demanding answers. >> facing a scandal that

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it is getting off the election sweeps in the netherlands.se are the latest polls over the weekend. this war of words between the dutch and the turks in terms of allowing turkish ministers into the netherlands to campaign, will it lend to the right? will there be a flight to the right? polls,ilders, the latest he was up over in the mid-30's, so that has dissipated. will this recent hubris between turkey and the netherlands and to his story, or as mark ruta expected some strong rhetoric? let's have a look at sterling. article 50 could be triggered as early as tomorrow. that is if the house of commons goes with the simple bill for theresa may. this is starving down for the longest losing streak since the middle of the summer last year. negativityent is the priced into starving? a lot would say that cable still has the propensity to break 1.20. this is eurosterling. we're just breaking a little bit out of that current trend. the fx keep an eye on markets. i'm off to digital radio. i'm going to be in the netherlands throughout the week. matt: hav

people in {herinterest cat—turkey.— people'm netherlands should vote in the the netherlands should vote of the netherlands. the netherlands is a very proud people and country too. what is the president playing at? it's an extraordinary escalation of inflammatory rhetoric which is designed for domestic purposes exclusively to rally his nationalist voter base who love this sort of thing. their strongman president standing up to europe and presenting turkey as a victim of oppression from europe. that the europeans is giving turkey lessons on freedom of speech when actually they are abusing human rights and dispersing turkish protesters in a very violent way. it is really something that is designed for this half of the country that supports president erdogan. this pro—government newspaper today used a play on words, not very subtly, to talk about how mark rutte is a dog. that is very much taking the message literally. another pro—government paper talking about how a simple apology is not enough from the netherlands. hammering home this idea that turkey has the moral high ground here. this s

the netherlands is not alone in its approach.ned rallies, citing security concerns amid fears of unrest. a short time ago, i discussed it all with soner cagaptay, director of the turkish research programme at the washington institute. soner cagaptay, why has it become so heated, this question of whether turkish officials can campaign in the netherlands in front of the turkish diaspora on behalf of president erdogan for this turkish referendum? i see it as being related to the election cycles in both the netherlands and turkey. the netherlands has a far—right politician who wants to have a ban against islam, so it fits nicely into his rhetoric, to a confrontational policy, that is wilders against turkey. that is one part of the perfect storm, and the other part is, in turkey, president erdogan is running a referendum he needs to win. his party has maxed out in terms of support in the country, just below 50%, so he's trying to rile up his nationalist right—wing base by creating a cause around which turks can band once again. so is

he sends the foreign minister to the netherlands.his moderate incumbent prime minister who is supposed to be on his back is politically basically says you are not welcome. >> basically. that is very un-dutch. we are the tolerant people. this time, he said no. we are going to protect our borders. for people told me, th the first time. he said i will not let you speak to your nationals. we also denied her access. that led to a huge spat in which erdogan made the mistake to call us nazi remnants. and then, all of your suddenly came to the aid and help of this lonely prime minister who took it on for the dutch to say if you want to speak in my country, you have to play by our rules. you cannot stonewall your way through your referendum. those are my rules. -- it gave him a platform to be prime minister, to be statesmanlike, and he did it. dan: also to be populist and tough on security. >> everything geert wilders has been saying with more edge and nastiness, he was able to say these things in the last week. that always matters in the las

the netherlands canceled rallies because of votes in turkey and here in the netherlands.urkey and president erdogan wants to whip up support for the referend referendum. that is why it is important for the rallies in europe. on the other hand, the netherlands has the contentious vote on wednesday. the elections. it is a more nationalistic tone here in the country. as a result, the netherlands canceled the turkey political rallies and refused to allow ministers to land here. turkey responded saying netherlands is fascist. 2000 people in rotterdam had to be disbursed. riot police here you see, being arrested with the headline we're in charge. this is the sentiment this incident plays into. whether or not this weighs in the minds of voters on wednesday, we will find out. >> atika shubert in amsterdam. thank you. >>> iraqi troops charting progress in the push to drive isis out of the city of mosul. the military says 60% of western mosul has been liberated although 100,000 residents have been displaced. we are not getting a look at the museum left barren after isis destroyed t

recep tayyip erdogan described the netherlands as a "banana republic".responded by saying that his country would not be blackmailed. sarah corker has the latest. for a second day, there was tight security and angry protests. pro—government supporters gathered outside the dutch consulate in istanbul. the escalating dispute between turkey and the netherlands hit a new low after two turkish ministers were barred from making speeches in rotterdam. and just today, after likening the dutch to nazi fascists, there were more harsh words from president erdogan. translation: the netherlands is nothing like an eu country. it is acting like a banana republic. the world has witnessed how those who had lectured turkey on human rights, rule of law and democracy for years are far from those values. what they did is a scandal. it comes after ugly scenes in rotterdam where riot police and water cannon were used to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on saturday. the protest turned violent after the turkish family minister was expelled from the country by dutch authorities.

it is continuing to escalate diplomatic league between the netherlands and turkey.will bring them to you. the brexit secretary once mps not to change the bill which will allow the government to start the formal brexit process. —— wants mp. dutch riot police clash with protesters outside the turkish embassy in rotterdam. south korea's impeached president returns home after being escorted from the presidential complex. she may now face criminal charges. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. andy murray has been knocked out of the indian wells tournament in california at the second round — it's often seen as the fifth grand slam. the world number one lost to canadian qualifier vasek pospisil in straight sets. our tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching. last year, andy murray lost his second match here and this was another big surprise, murray falling at the first hurdle against vasek pospisil. he might be 129th in the world and a qualifier, but he is much better than that ranking suggests, as dan edwards and kyle edmund found out when he b

she later tweeted: this row between turkey and the netherlands is rapidly escalating. scenes marked a new low in diplomatic relations. sarah corker, bbc news. earlier, the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan, accused the dutch government of acting like nazi remnants by refusing to allow his foreign minister to fly to the netherlands. translation: they don't know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous, and they are cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. and for more analysis on this diplomatic spat and what's behind it, you can go to our website at bbc.com/news. at least a0 people are reported to have been killed in twin bomb attacks in the heart of the syrian capital damascus. the bombs targeted buses carrying iraqi pilgrims to the city's ancient cemetery, which houses shia mausoleums. our correspondent richard conway sent this report from the scene. this is the largest attack to hit damascus in some time. a suicide bomber detonated his device in this commercial district in the centre of damascus, killing at least a0

the netherlands are our partners and friends and neighbors.herefore, i was very happy that a high turnout led to a very pro-european result. francois hollande was quick to congratulate his dutch counterpart. for congratulate mark rutte his victory against extremism. they also praise the results, adding that together, they would build a stronger europe. -- theywilder's lost have progressed in the polls. >> i am not particularly disappointed. i would have been if the support had gone down. but his support went off. and they sustained heavy losses. reporter: turkey's political route with the netherlands became bigger after president erdogan cast aside their friendship. , you may have emerged, but you must know this. you lost turkey as your friend. reporter: with another two crucial polls in france and germany, the future political spectrum of europe remains in the balance, even though pro-e.u. campaigners will claim the netherlands as a first battle won. between theoute netherlands and turkey shows no signs of easing. president erdogan has compar

recep tayyip erdogan described the netherlands as a "banana republic".he un has warned of a looming humanitarian crisis with 20 million people facing famine across nigeria, south sudan, yemen and somalia. experts say that without urgent help many will simply starve. two people have been killed and at least twelve injured at an open—air rock concert in argentina, attended by about three—hundred thousand people. witnesses said people were crushed as crowds surged towards the stage. now for the latest financial news with sally. and world business report. the dutch prepare to make their choice in a critical general election — with the economy up and crime down why are voters so discontented? looking for adventure? grab your mountain bike or your climbing shoes, as we take you to one of the fastest growing trends in tourism. the adventure holiday. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme change at the top of europe's biggest bank — hsbc — we'll tell you all you need to know. we will be talking about the elections in the nethe

planning to take the netherlands out of the eu, close mosques, and then the koran. if you do not like the idea, don't come to holland. you can decide where to go and where not to go. i hope we have less islam in holland. islam and freedom are not compatible and we are a free country and you are free to go and leave whenever you want so that is my message. laura: prime minister mark rutte 's campaign was all about stopping wilders in his tracks. >> i know the international journalists are interested in this. it is the third election after brexit. after the american elections, we have the upcoming french and german elections. this is a chance for democracy like the netherlands to make a point to stop this toppling over the dominos. there is the risk that we wake up thursday morning and see s leading the biggest party. laura: we can bring you the results of the latest exit poll. mark rutte's center right vvd party is projected to win 31 seats out of a total 150, far ahead of the next three contenders, including geert wilders' freedom party and the christian democrat pa

so it is sort of netherland ‘s internal politics as well as turkish government.or president erdogan. we saw every occasion of unity in turkey. the opposition parties gave their support to the government and declared solidarity, as well as condemning the dutch government decision to deport and declare persona non grata of a member of an elected government. president erdogan, this is a very classical election tactic by him, playing with the national sport, so he argues that european governments do not wa nt that european governments do not want a stronger turkey, and they try to prevent this by promoting the no vote in the referendum. we'll keep a close i am this, thank you very much. —— we will keep a close eye on this. the metropolitan police have been given more money to continue their investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann in portugal ten years ago. operation grange, which was launched in 2011, will get an extra £85,000. scotland yard has refused to comment on newspaper reports that they have identified an individual they want to question. "fa

turkey and the netherlands are of course nato allies as well.harm relations on that front? look, tu rkey‘s relations on that front? look, turkey's foreign policy is in a really difficult edition. within syria, turkey's relations with the us are not doing well. they are hoping for better relations with the trump administration, but nobody knows how it is going to turn out. turkey has been trying to recover relations with russia but turkey's relations with russia but turkey's relations with russia but turkey's relations with the west, with eu countries, with syria, iran, i can go on and on. so all these have been damaging the turkish economy very badly, economy is not doing well. so it is about the next five weeks, erdogan needs five weeks to bring his voters back to the ballot box, andi his voters back to the ballot box, and i don't think there is anything that he wouldn't do to bring his voters to the ballot box. so that is a one point, one angle that really worries the observers, that i think nobody knows how erdogan can stop at this point. and

it is not just netherlands. reports in sweden and other european countries where these turkish rally vs. behave been p that they are somehow going to be sidelined. >> it is clearly a campaign on behalf of erdogan and his government. they have been cutting into freedom of the press. the powers of the president are considered following the failed coo a couple of months ago. i can see why many europe governments would start to resist this attempt to use their territory and the turkish population in their country as a tool to help erdogan gain more power. i can understand why this would happen. >> robert, we appreciate your anal sift. tha analyst. >>> earlier, my colleague, jonathan mann spoke to james jeffrey about the growing tension between the netherlands and turkey. >> turkey, like germany and other countries has hundreds of thousands of european union citizens. running campaigns in these countries, you will remember barack obama was a candidate in berlin in 2008 is not uncommon. the problem is that the right i

the netherlands is about to face a general election on wednesday.o prime minister could not possibly allow a huge, turkish campaign to take place. this is basically election-time grandstanding from both sides. >> the back and forth between turkey and the netherlands. >> it is unprecedented, unprecedented that a minister of a foreign country is detained and deported from the country. sme she is not even allowed tone ter her own country's territory. the consulate is the territory of turkey, even though it is here in the netherlands. it is practically unprecedented for had thing to happen. it hasn't happened in the netherlands in any time in living memory. it is a bizarre situation. all of the protests are being orchestrated. that's certainly the case. >> where do you see this going from here? how might this simmer down? >> i don't think it is going to. erdogan, the turkish leader's whole point is to show his people, the turkish people that he has power, power enough to influence affairs all the way over there in europe. he is making use of this for hi

michael, you covered this election in the netherlands closely, there was a lot of focus on it. everyone thought it was going to tell us a lot about the future of europe. why was everybody so focused on this selection and one particular rising star geert wilders wilders with yes, it was all about him, why the world looked at this. it was he who said enough with europe, enough with the muslims, enough with immigration. we have to stop this. we have to ban the koran, close the mosque in the netherlandss, prevent kids from heating halal food in schools. stop, i want to give holland back to the dutch. and we all know what that means. >> senor: it was some of the most strie dent anti-muslim rhetoric in europe. >> one of the most strie dent anti-muslim out there. he is one of the most open, like he says it like it is, that is why he gets votes. he says it, what we think, people say, he says it, we want ta guy. >> senor: and he was getting traction. >> he was getting traction, for a long time, he's getting traction of course we have this whole issue with immigration, we have an issue w

polling stations across the netherlands have now closed.oter turnout in the country's national election has been high in an election that could signal a change in the course of the entire continent of europe. the election is seen as a test of a right-wing populism in europe, i head of national votes in france and germany later this year. the latest opinion polls ahead of today's vote have given the edge to the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, and his center-right party. it is ain't neck and neck race. of the man who might beat rutte is a populist, geert wilders, and his freedom party. it is a far right party, anti-immigrant and eurosceptic. it has been leading in opinion polls until just recently. our oliver is outside mark rutte 's election quarters in the hague. election polls have closed. what do we know? >> that is right, the polling stations and the first exit polls came in a couple seconds ago. they came up with a big surprise, i have to say. the liberals on first place, the second place would be the pvda, the social democrats, the p

translation: if the netherlands cancels my my permission to fly today...cal sanctions against the netherlands. this will not go unanswered. if you cancel my flight permission, there will be heavy consequences. earlier my colleague maxine mawhinney spoke to our correspondent mark lowen in istanbul. he explained the reaction in turkey. it started off last week with germany banning turkish ministers from coming to germany to speak to the diaspora there for campaign rallies. austria followed suit. there were bands in switzerland. and now the netherlands at actually banning the plane of the turkish foreign ministerfrom banning the plane of the turkish foreign minister from branding banning the plane of the turkish foreign ministerfrom branding in rotterdam. it is unprecedented. what is equally unprecedented is the reaction from turkey, the turkish government is calling them nazis, nazi remnants carrying out not see practices. on the one hand, you might think this is a chaotic colla pse might think this is a chaotic collapse in relations between turkey and its e