Dutch nationalist Wilders makes big gains at EU election, exit poll shows

• Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders' anti-immigration party is projected to have made big gains in the Netherlands' European Parliament election, an exit poll shows.
• Wilders' PVV party, which won the national election last year but secured no seat at the previous EU election, was predicted to have won seven seats, one less than the Labour/Green Left combination.

Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders' anti-immigration party on Thursday was projected to have made large gains in the Netherlands' election for the European Parliament, an exit poll published by broadcaster NOS showed.

Wilders' PVV party, which won the national election last year but secured no seat at the previous EU election, was predicted to have won seven seats, one less than the Labour/Green Left combination.

The exit poll has an error margin of roughly one seat.