THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch election campaign was on the home stretch Tuesday, a day before the country goes to the polls in a knife-edge vote with anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders seeking a second straight victory for his far-right Party for Freedom.

The campaign has largely focused on two main issues that also resonate throughout Europe — how to rein in the number of migrants and tackling a crisis of housing affordability and availability. Issues such as the climate and defense spending have taken a back seat.

Polls suggest that Wilders’ party, which is calling for a total halt to asylum-seekers entering the Netherlands, remains on track to be the largest bloc in the 150-seat House of Representatives, but other more moderate parties are closing the gap.

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