Anti-islam politician Geert Wilders is going to court to fight the ban on taking up a seat in the European parliament without giving up his place in the Dutch lower chamber.
It is currently impossible in law to have seats in both parliaments. The so-called ‘dual mandate’ became illegal in 2002, in line with EU election legislation.
However, Wilders is taking his case to the European Court of Justice and to the Court of First Instance, another European court. His lawyer Geert-Jan Knoops says there are ‘sufficient chances’ to get the ban on the dual mandate lifted.
Both jobs are currently considered to be full time positions.
Read more in Dutch News
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