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PVV wins in Almere and The Hague municipals the night of the 2014 chant

On 19 March 2014 PVV scored in selected municipals the same night as the ‘fewer Moroccans’ speech. In the causal graph this event strengthens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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On 19 March 2014 PVV scored in selected municipals the same night as the ‘fewer Moroccans’ speech. Local seats are a completed electoral act.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Geert Wilders

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    He led the campaign. Local lists still had to sit.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactPVV wins in Almere and The Hague municipals the night of the 2014 chant
    2. strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.2 · Effect from 19 March 2014 · verified

    Local seats record ordinary electoral access, with the same night’s speech recorded elsewhere.

    • Having a say in government

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.14 (weight 0.2 × strength 0.7)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Clean elections index

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.09 (weight 0.2 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.

      Above normal = better

    • WJP Rule of Law Index (global)

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.09 (weight 0.2 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Above normal = better

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Reuters — Dutch municipals 2014Reuters · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Kiesraad — 2006 Tweede Kamer electionKiesraad · High credibility · verified

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorGeert Wilders
  2. contributed toFactPVV wins in Almere and The Hague municipals the night of the 2014 chant
  3. strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). PVV wins in Almere and The Hague municipals the night of the 2014 chant. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/nl-wilders-2014-local

https://factrail.ai/facts/nl-wilders-2014-local

Accessed 16 October 2026.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed

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