After years in power, the Dutch liberal party, once commanded by Mark Rutte, now faces a desperate fight for relevance in this week’s national election. A slump in the polls by the Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since the collapse of the Netherlands’ Cabinet in June has delivered a sobering reality check for a former electoral force that became near-synonymous with Dutch government, and the face of the country’s reputed liberal tradition in the EU. Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party (