Geert Wilders has a chance to become the largest party in the Netherlands with his PVV. According to Ton F. van Dijk, the former boss of NPO 1 and 2, this is bad news for the public broadcaster.
The Netherlands goes to the polls today for the House of Representatives elections and there are three parties in the lead: PVV, VVD and GroenLinks-PvdA. Two of the three parties are not exactly in favor of the NPO, but Geert Wilders is making a big splash. He called in last week Today Inside that he wants to get rid of the entire public broadcaster.
‘It’s going to be bleak’
Ton F. van Dijk, the journalist who has been at the helm of Nederland 1 and 2 (now NPO 1 and 2) for years, thinks that the NPO should be seriously concerned now that there is a real chance that the PVV will become a coalition partner or tolerating partner. is becoming. Of the more radical points in Geert Wilders’ party programme, restructuring the NPO is the least controversial.
The NPO is therefore seriously in danger, Ton writes X. “There are relatively few points where NSC, VVD and BBB Wilders can have their way. One point that they may be ‘easy; being able to give away is restructuring the NPO. It’s going to be chilly there.”
‘Just cancel it’
Wilders has nothing to do with the NPO, he said in VI. “They are often very left-liberal programs. I think: the sooner that goes away, the better. Absolute.”
René van der Gijp: “The entire NPO?”
Wilders: “The entire NPO.”
Wilfred Genee laughing: “Just cancel? Hahahaha.”
René: “Hahahaha.”
Good idea?
Wilders then starts laughing. “Not a good idea?”
René: “You don’t take half measures, do you, Geertje? You don’t just say: ‘One channel!’”
Wilders: “No, all gone!”
René: “Done with it?”
Wilders: “That’s right! Only commercial people.”
Hate NPO
Martin Bosma, Member of Parliament for the PVV, yesterday expressed his irritation about the ‘too left-wing’ NPO:
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Wilders wants to get rid of the NPO: