THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch election for all 150 seats in the lower Second Chamber of parliament is forecast to be a close race between the shock winner of the last election, Geert Wilders’ populist, anti-Islam Party for Freedom, and the center left bloc of the Labor Party and Green Left.

Here is a glance at the leaders of those parties and other contenders in the Wednesday vote.

Geert Wilders

Wilders has long been one of the Netherlands’ best-known lawmakers due to his outspoken criticism of Islam. But he was always on the opposition benches in parliament, until two years ago when his Party for Freedom swept to a stunning election victory.

Even after the win, he was denied the office of prime minister by coalition partners who balked at handing him the Netherlands’ top pol

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