Far-right politician Geert Wilders of the anti-immigration Dutch Freedom (PVV) Party speaks at a PVV rally after the European Parliament elections in the Hague May 22, 2014. REUTERS/Michael Kooren
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch far-right Eurosceptic Geert Wilders has decided to take up a seat in the European Parliament despite a ban on serving in two parliaments simultaneously, the Dutch electoral commission said on Tuesday.
Melle Bakker, secretary-general of the commission, told Dutch radio station BNR that Wilders had said he would claim his seat in the multinational assembly.
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