Closing the Book on Pim Fortuyn

I have a lot of work, so this is abbreviated. Lijst Pim Fortuyn (see "Politieke Moord Gepleegd in Nederland" below) won quite a few seats, coming in second in the Dutch elections this week. With 26 of 150 seats they're second only to the Christian Democrats (40), a center-right party with a leader "known for his sharp wit and conservative moral values", who will likely become the Prime Minister. Labor got shafted, dropping from 42 to 24 seats.

The new leader of Lijst Pim Fortuyn (which will probably change its name in a year or two) is Mat Herben, and one of the two deputies is a young black immigrant, Joao Varela, from Cape Verde. Good choice for a party often accused of being racist.