Netherlands Politics

Firebrand Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders poses with children after handing out “self-defense sprays” to women fearful of being attacked by migrants in the wake of the New Year’s Eve sexual assaults in Cologne, in the center of Spijkenisse, near Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. Saturday’s event was a trademark headline-grabbing foray into the Dutch public by the leader of the Freedom Party. Such publicity stunts have landed him atop Dutch opinion polls a year away from parliamentary elections in the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)