Dutch politics veers to the right

The church of Sint Willesbrord stands in this quiet Dutch village where nearly three out of four voters chose a ant-migrant, anti-Muslim party in an election that shattered the Netherlands’ image as a welcoming, moderate country. — AP

“EVERYONE is welcome,” reads the sign at the church door in the quiet Dutch village of Sint Willebrord, where neighbours greet each other from tidy porches overlooking manicured lawns.

But that declaration of tolerance seems oddly out of place.