Soon-to-be Dutch Prime Minister Geert Wilders has been married to Krisztina Márfai, a former Hungarian diplomat, since 1992. Does the political couple have any kids?
Controversial politician Geert Wilders, dubbed “Captain Peroxide”, has bagged a surprising and dramatic win in the Dutch general election.
The far-right leader, once dubbed “Europe’s Most Dangerous Man”, has sparked fierce debate over his anti-EU, anti-Islam beliefs – even for a time being banned from the UK.
Geert, who has led the Party for Freedom since he founded it in 2006, was elected as the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands with a huge election win.
Following his victory, many want to know more about her personal life, especially, who he is married to and more about his kids. Keep reading for more.
Who is Geert Wilders married to?
Geert Wilders has been married to once in his lifetime.
At 29, he tied the knot with his then-longtime girlfriend, Krisztina Wilders (formerly Krisztina Márfai) in 1992.
The couple’s love story, including how they met, and where they held their wedding ceremony, is undisclosed to the media as they often stay private and rarely open up about their marriage.
Geert and Krisztina Wilders have been together for 30 years and are still going strong.
Who is Krisztina Wilders?
Krisztina Wilders is the spouse of the newly elected prime minister Geert Wilders.
To date, there are no details about her real age or other personal facts.
By profession, Krisztina Wilders is a former diplomat from Hungary of Jewish origin.
The Sun reports that Geert and Krisztina see themselves once or twice a week and all other visitors are heavily vetted.
There was reportedly a period when the pair would sleep in different places every night.
This is because of the rampant threats on his life which have led to a restriction on his life causing him to live under armed guards. Speaking on his life under guard, he notes is “a situation that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy”.
Geert and his wife, however, made a public appearance in 2017.
How many children do Geert and Krisztina Wilders have?
The married couple of 31 years are not known to be parents, meaning Geert and Krisztina Wilders do not have any kids, France24 reports.
There are no reports about the couple having welcomed a son or a daughter in their decades-long marriage.
Geert Wilders wins Netherlands’ Prime Minister in the just ended general election.
Far-right firebrand politician Geert Wilders won a ‘monster victory’ in yesterday’s Dutch general election that shook the Netherlands and Europe on November 22, 2023.
The 60-year-old – who is anti-Islam, known as the ‘Dutch Trump’ and was once turned away from Britain’s Heathrow airport for being too extreme, now faces an uphill struggle today to woo rivals to form a coalition government in parliament.
His populist PVV (Freedom Party) won 37 seats, more than doubling his share from the last election and outstripping opponents, according to near-complete results.
A left-wing bloc trailed far behind on 25 seats, with the centre-right VVD on 24 – a catastrophic result for the party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
The result puts Wilders in line to lead talks to form a new ruling coalition in the country’s 150-seat parliament, and possibly become the country’s first hard-right prime minister at a time of political upheaval through much of the continent.
‘I had to pinch my arm,’ a jubilant Wilders said. Addressing cheering supporters in The Hague after exit polls, he doubled down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric, saying the Dutch had voted to stem the ‘tsunami’ of asylum-seekers.
‘The PVV can no longer be ignored,’ he cried, urging other parties to do a deal.