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The Netherlands has applied to the European Commission to opt out of the European Union asylum rules, the new right-wing government announced on Wednesday. Populist firebrand Geert Wilders, whose far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) is part of a coalition government for the first time after coming out on top in elections last year, hailed the move as a “mini Nexit.” Addressing parliament in The Hague, Wilders said the plan was an important signal “that a new wind is blowing in the Netherlands.” Wilders had long called for the Netherlands to leave the EU – a plan he dubbed Nexit in reference to Br…