"Transparency"
Geert Wilders

Treasurer of the Freedom Party (PVV) Louis Bontes was thrown out of his parliamentary group on October 29. He accused his party of misusing public funds for parliamentary work and criticised the authoritarian management of its leader Geert Wilders.

With his departure, the PVV has lost its position as the third largest party in Parliament.

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