Is This the End for Geert Wilders?

Is the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), led by Geert Wilders, heading for the abyss or merely suffering a temporary dip?

Polls shows a continuing loss of public support.

According to the latest survey by Dutch pollster Maurice de Hond, published on January 18, the party would lose another nine seats if an election were held today, dropping from 26 to 17 seats.

Support is largely flowing to the Forum for Democracy (FvD), the right-wing party led by Lidewij de Vos.

FvD has been climbing steadily for weeks, jumping from seven seats at the October elections to the equivalent of 14 in the latest poll — almost entirely  at the expense of the PVV. The gap between the two parties has on paper narrowed to just three seats, making it increasingly plausible that FvD will soon overtake Wilders’ party in terms of popular support.