‘It’s scary’: residents in Rotterdam reflect on Geert Wilders’ election win

Wilders’ far-right party won the most seats in Wednesday’s election, though many in this diverse city can understand why

In this tiny plaza, still plastered with posters urging voters to back the minority rights party Denk, the yawning divide between voters in Rotterdam’s diverse Feijenoord district was on full display.

On one side stood Nas Kosa, a Muslim who fears what might lie ahead after Geert Wilders’ far right, anti-Islam party surged to win more seats than any other party in Wednesday’s election.