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Exit poll shows shock loss for Dutch euroskeptic

By Mike Corder
Published May 22, 2014 10:24pm ET
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Exit poll shows shock loss for Dutch euroskeptic
Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron and his wife Samantha pause to pose for photographers and television cameras as they leave after casting their votes at a polling station in central London, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Voters in 28 countries on Thursday begin choosing the next European Parliament and helping determine the EU's future leaders and course. Around 400 million Europeans are eligible to take part in what is termed the world's largest cross-border exercise in representative democracy. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) | Matt Dunham

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prominent Euroskeptic Geert Wilders expressed disappointment Thursday after a Dutch exit poll showed his party losing support on the first day of voting in European Parliament elections.

The shock slide for Wilders’ Party for Freedom bucked the expected trend of anti-EU parties winning support across the continent.

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