Much as I hate to play spoiler...
...it's usually a mistake for Americans to presume they have a clue about European politics (right wing, or otherwise). As well, it's probably a mistake for Europeans to conclude they can decipher our messy democracy at work. An example of the former:
European "far right" has an amazingly hard time finding common ground.
Specifically about Fortuyn:
'Fortuyn hardly fit the traditional image of a European “far right-winger.” An open homosexual and avid libertarian, Fortuyn wanted to restrict immigration into Holland on the grounds that Muslim immigrants were threatening liberal Dutch traditions of feminism and sexual tolerance. '