The nationalist Alternative for Germany is shunned by other parties domestically. But elsewhere in Europe far-right parties are on the rise and some have made it into in government.

An internal survey about extremist attitudes in the German military now found that it does not have "systemic" extremism in the ranks. But some researchers are skeptical of the safeguards in place.

Germany arrested Peter Fitzek, 59, an anti-government figure also known as King Peter I, the Son of Man, the Messiah.

As parallels between Wilders and Trump emerge, questions about the future of the Netherlands have also arisen.