IN THE run-up to its election on March 15th the international media descended on the Netherlands, speculating that the country might become the third "domino" to fall to nationalist populism, following the vote for Brexit and the election of Donald Trump in America. The Dutch themselves, excited by the unaccustomed attention, seem to have taken the idea to heart. The performance of Geert Wilders and his far-right Freedom Party (pvv), it was said, would be a portent of Marine Le Pen's chances in France's presidential election and of the prospects for populism right across Europe.
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机译：在3月15日大选前夕，国际媒体传到荷兰，推测该国可能成为继英国脱欧公投和美国唐纳德·特朗普当选后落入民族主义民粹主义的第三个“多米诺骨牌”。荷兰人自己对这种不习惯的关注感到兴奋，似乎已经想到了这个主意。据说盖特·怀尔德斯（Geert Wilders）和他极右翼的自由党（pvv）的表现将预示着勒庞·勒庞（Marine Le Pen）在法国大选中的机会以及整个欧洲的民粹主义前景。
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