D66 struggle in Amsterdam, GroenLinks on the rise, says new poll
7 years, 2 months ago

D66 struggle in Amsterdam, GroenLinks on the rise, says new poll

Dutch News  

An opinion poll carried out 2.5 months before the local elections shows that the Liberal democratic party D66 will struggle to hold to its lead in Amsterdam. At the last local elections, D66 overtook the Labour party, which had been the biggest party in Amsterdam since 1946, and formed a three-party coalition with the VVD and the Socialists. The Maurice de Hond poll shows that D66, which has 14 seats, may see that shrink to nine, following the departure of prominent local members Jan Paternotte and Kajsa Ollongren to The Hague. The poll also concludes that newcomers Denk and the Forum voor Democratie will each win three seats on the council while BIJ1, founded by tv presenter Sylvana Simons will win two.

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Support for CDA and D66 rises as NSC fades away in new poll
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Support for CDA and D66 rises as NSC fades away in new poll

Dutch News  

The most recent poll of polls on support for Dutch political parties again shows the right-wing coalition would not win a majority if there was a general election tomorrow, and that backing for Pieter Omtzigt’s good governance party NSG has slumped even more. The party would win between three and no seats at all in a general election, the poll …

Dutch EU vote exit poll puts pro-Europe parties on top
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch EU vote exit poll puts pro-Europe parties on top

Dutch News  

The GroenLinks-PvdA alliance is set to be the biggest Dutch group in the new-look European parliament with the far-right PVV polling in second place, according to the NOS exit poll. The actual Dutch results will be published on Sunday evening, but the exit poll suggests the left-wing alliance will take eight of the 31 Dutch parliamentary seats, while the PVV …

Dutch EU vote exit poll puts pro-Europe parties on top
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch EU vote exit poll puts pro-Europe parties on top

Dutch News  

The GroenLinks-PvdA alliance is set to be the biggest Dutch group in the new-look European parliament with the far-right PVV polling in second place, according to the NOS exit poll. The actual Dutch results will be published on Sunday evening, but the exit poll suggests the left-wing alliance will take eight of the 31 Dutch parliamentary seats, while the PVV …

Netherlands kicks off 4 days of European Union elections across 27 nations
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Netherlands kicks off 4 days of European Union elections across 27 nations

LA Times  

Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders of the PVV, or Party for Freedom, casts his ballot for the European election in The Hague on Thursday, the first day of continentwide voting. Having sent shock waves around Europe six months ago by becoming the biggest party in the Dutch national parliament, he now wants to build on that popularity and set the tone …

Dutch parties are not big on EU election info in English
10 months ago

Dutch parties are not big on EU election info in English

Dutch News  

Just three of the nine political parties set to win a seat in the European elections on June 6 have any information on their websites in languages other than Dutch – even though thousands of other EU nationals will vote in the Netherlands. None of the four parties set to form the next Dutch government – PVV, VVD, NSC and …

Dutch parties are not big on EU election info in English
10 months ago

Dutch parties are not big on EU election info in English

Dutch News  

Just three of the nine political parties set to win a seat in the European elections on June 6 have any information on their websites in languages other than Dutch – even though thousands of other EU nationals will vote in the Netherlands. None of the four parties set to form the next Dutch government – PVV, VVD, NSC and …

Dutch News online poll produces centre-left, two-party coalition
1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch News online poll produces centre-left, two-party coalition

Dutch News  

Dutch News readers voted for a two-party centre-left coalition in the website’s online poll, with the GroenLinks/PvdA alliance taking 40% of the vote, followed by the right-wing VVD on just over 13% and D66 on just under 13%. The far-right PVV, which scored 25% nationwide and wants a halt to all immigration as well as a Nexit, would also be …

2 parties on the left of the Dutch political spectrum have agreed to join forces ahead of election
1 year, 8 months ago

2 parties on the left of the Dutch political spectrum have agreed to join forces ahead of election

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Members of two left-leaning Dutch political parties have overwhelmingly voted to join forces ahead of a November general election in an attempt to unify their side of the Netherlands’ splintered political spectrum, they said Monday. Green Left and the Labor Party officials said a week-long referendum among their members showed both parties strongly backed a plan …

Leefbaar and Denk cross boundaries to run city council in Rotterdam
2 years, 9 months ago

Leefbaar and Denk cross boundaries to run city council in Rotterdam

Dutch News  

Rotterdam city council is set to be run by a four-party coalition including populist right-wing party Leefbaar Rotterdam and Denk, which has a strong voter base in the Dutch Turkish community. In this year’s election Leefbaar won 10 seats to remain the largest party, with the VVD taking six seats, D66 five and Denk four. Chantal Zeegers, who is expected …

Leefbaar and Denk cross boundaries to run city council in Rotterdam
2 years, 9 months ago

Leefbaar and Denk cross boundaries to run city council in Rotterdam

Dutch News  

Rotterdam city council is set to be run by a four-party coalition including populist right-wing party Leefbaar Rotterdam and Denk, which has a strong voter base in the Dutch Turkish community. In this year’s election Leefbaar won 10 seats to remain the largest party, with the VVD taking six seats, D66 five and Denk four. Chantal Zeegers, who is expected …

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag
2 years, 11 months ago

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag

Dutch News  

Efforts to form a new administration in The Hague have ground to a halt after most of the main parties said they would not work with Hart voor Den Haag, which won nine seats in the March local elections. D66, which won eight seats, has said it will not form a coalition with the party as long the criminal investigation …

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag
2 years, 11 months ago

Coalition talks in The Hague stall after D66 rule out Hart voor Den Haag

Dutch News  

Efforts to form a new administration in The Hague have ground to a halt after most of the main parties said they would not work with Hart voor Den Haag, which won nine seats in the March local elections. D66, which won eight seats, has said it will not form a coalition with the party as long the criminal investigation …

Labor wins big in Amsterdam city council election; Exit poll margin razor thin
3 years ago

Labor wins big in Amsterdam city council election; Exit poll margin razor thin

NL Times  

Amsterdam seemed likely to have a new largest political party on the city council, according to an early exit poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of NOS. BIJ1 also looked to more than triple its vote total, taking nearly 7 percent, and first-timers Volt took 4.1 percent, and JA21 took 3.7 percent of the vote. The exit poll results show …

Support for coalition parties drops and newbies are on the rise
3 years, 3 months ago

Support for coalition parties drops and newbies are on the rise

Dutch News  

With just two or three weeks to go before the new cabinet is presented to the public, support for the three biggest coalition parties is shrinking, according to the latest poll of polls. It now appears as if support for prime minister Mark Rutte’s VVD may be dented with some traditional supporters fearing the party has moved too far to …

Support for coalition parties drops and newbies are on the rise
3 years, 3 months ago

Support for coalition parties drops and newbies are on the rise

Dutch News  

With just two or three weeks to go before the new cabinet is presented to the public, support for the three biggest coalition parties is shrinking, according to the latest poll of polls. It now appears as if support for prime minister Mark Rutte’s VVD may be dented with some traditional supporters fearing the party has moved too far to …

Voters go to polls as 11 municipalities merge into four
3 years, 4 months ago

Voters go to polls as 11 municipalities merge into four

Dutch News  

Local elections are taking place this week in 11 municipalities that are being reduced to four under government restructuring. The biggest merger will take place in north-east Brabant, where five existing municipalities, including Cuijk and Boxmeer, will be replaced by the Land van Cuijk, with a population of 90,000 people. It’s not surprising that a local party was the largest …

Voters go to polls as 11 municipalities merge into four
3 years, 4 months ago

Voters go to polls as 11 municipalities merge into four

Dutch News  

Local elections are taking place this week in 11 municipalities that are being reduced to four under government restructuring. The biggest merger will take place in north-east Brabant, where five existing municipalities, including Cuijk and Boxmeer, will be replaced by the Land van Cuijk, with a population of 90,000 people. It’s not surprising that a local party was the largest …

61 percent want new elections as Dutch Cabinet formation stalls
3 years, 6 months ago

61 percent want new elections as Dutch Cabinet formation stalls

NL Times  

More than six out of ten people would prefer a call for new elections to be held rather than the formation of a minority coalition government, EenVandaag reported Monday based on its own survey of about 28,000 people. Many D66 voters and CDA voters also prefer this. Many D66 voters and CDA voters hope that new elections will also "create …

Left wing bloc could break coalition negotiations impasse
3 years, 7 months ago

Left wing bloc could break coalition negotiations impasse

Dutch News  

Dutch media report that two left-wing parties could form a bloc to get around the impasse that has so far prevented the formation of a new government. Sources have told NOS that the labour PvdA would be prepared to form an official bloc with GroenLinks, the green-left party, so that a government could be formed of effectively four parties rather …

Left wing bloc could break coalition negotiations impasse
3 years, 7 months ago

Left wing bloc could break coalition negotiations impasse

Dutch News  

Dutch media report that two left-wing parties could form a bloc to get around the impasse that has so far prevented the formation of a new government. Sources have told NOS that the labour PvdA would be prepared to form an official bloc with GroenLinks, the green-left party, so that a government could be formed of effectively four parties rather …

Coalition parties VVD, CDA, and D66 lose 7 seats in latest political poll
3 years, 11 months ago

Coalition parties VVD, CDA, and D66 lose 7 seats in latest political poll

NL Times  

In the latest political poll conducted by pollster Maurice de Hond, coalition parties VVD, CDA, and D66 lost seven seats compared to the parliamentary elections on 17 March. The CDA and D66 both lose two seats compared to last week's poll. CDA and D66 lose The CDA loses two seats compared to last week. Sigrid Kaag's party also loses two …

99.4% of votes counted; D66 has chance at extra seat
4 years ago

99.4% of votes counted; D66 has chance at extra seat

NL Times  

With 99.4 percent of the votes counted, the final results of the 2021 parliamentary election are almost in. Those final votes will be exciting for the D66, as they could mean an extra seat in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, according to the ANP prognosis. Sigrid Kaag's D66 became the biggest party in Leiden with 23.2 …

Eindhoven first large city to finish vote counting; VVD largest party, D66 2nd
4 years ago

Eindhoven first large city to finish vote counting; VVD largest party, D66 2nd

NL Times  

Eindhoven, the fifth largest municipality in the Netherlands, was the first of the large cities to finish counting its votes in the 2021 parliamentary election on Thursday morning. The VVD received 19.7 percent of the Eindhoven votes, compared to 18.8 percent four years ago. The PVV is still the third largest party in Eindhoven, but dropped from 12.4 percent to …

D66 wins in this week's poll; majority for current coalition not guaranteed
4 years ago

D66 wins in this week's poll; majority for current coalition not guaranteed

NL Times  

In the final sprint to Wednesday's parliamentary elections, liberal party D66 appears to be on the rise. In the latest election poll, Sigrid Kaag's party can count on 17 seats, three more than last week. The increase to 17 seats is still somewhat slowed down by Volt's good score, which, according to prediction, snatched at least one seat from D66. …

PVV out of European parliament
5 years, 10 months ago

PVV out of European parliament

Dutch News  

The Netherlands has bucked the trend in most of Europe by electing fewer Eurosceptics to the European parliament in this week’s elections, according to preliminary results based on 98% of the votes. New Dutch nationalist party Forum voor Democratie enters the European parliament for the first time with three seats. It was a disappointing night for Geert Wilders’ anti European …

Dutch Labour party big winner in EU election, exit poll shows
5 years, 10 months ago

Dutch Labour party big winner in EU election, exit poll shows

Dutch News  

The Dutch social democratic party PvdA is the big winner of the European elections in the Netherlands, according to an exit poll by public broadcaster NOS. ‘Links’ van 30,1% naar 36,1% ‘Euroskeptisch/kritisch’ van 22,9% naar 19,2% ‘Euroseptisch/kritisch’ van 34,8% naar 30,5% — Tom Louwerse May 23, 2019 NOS commentator Ron Frensen said that D66, which has a strong pro-EU message, …

Dutch Labour party big winner in EU election, exit poll shows
5 years, 10 months ago

Dutch Labour party big winner in EU election, exit poll shows

Dutch News  

The Dutch social democratic party PvdA is the big winner of the European elections in the Netherlands, according to an exit poll by public broadcaster NOS. ‘Links’ van 30,1% naar 36,1% ‘Euroskeptisch/kritisch’ van 22,9% naar 19,2% ‘Euroseptisch/kritisch’ van 34,8% naar 30,5% — Tom Louwerse May 23, 2019 NOS commentator Ron Frensen said that D66, which has a strong pro-EU message, …

Dutch Labour big winner in EU exit polling
5 years, 10 months ago

Dutch Labour big winner in EU exit polling

NL Times  

The PvdA, Labour party in the Netherlands, was the big winner in the elections held in the Netherlands to determine the country's representation in the European Parliament, according to an exit poll by Ipsos for broadcaster NOS. With a European contingent headed by popular European Commissioner Frans Timmermans, the Labour party is expected to hold five seats of the 26 …

The provincial election results: Amsterdam, Utrecht don't fall for Forum,
6 years ago

The provincial election results: Amsterdam, Utrecht don't fall for Forum,

Dutch News  

Right-wing nationalist Forum voor Democratie made major inroads in traditional party support across the country in Wednesday’s vote. The 12 provinces Groningen In the most northern province, the results were extremely close, with Labour, GroenLinks and Forum all set to win five seats on the provincial council. Flevoland In the newest Dutch province of Flevoland, Forum emerged as the biggest …

Dutch coalition losing favor with 18 weeks to Senate elections
6 years, 2 months ago

Dutch coalition losing favor with 18 weeks to Senate elections

NL Times  

With the Senate elections in the Netherlands less than 60 days away, the Rutte III coalition is losing favor among voters. According to the latest poll by Maurice de Hond, three of the four coalition parties would lose a significant number of seats if the parliamentary elections were held today. SP leader Lilian Marijnissen was ranked 1st, followed by ChristenUnie …

Senate opens door to elected mayors, D66 celebrate win
6 years, 4 months ago

Senate opens door to elected mayors, D66 celebrate win

Dutch News  

The Dutch senate has voted in favour of a plan to remove the way mayors are named from the constitution, a measure which clears the way for the introduction of elected mayors. The measure, proposed by coalition party D66, managed to win the necessary two-thirds majority needed for a constitutional change. So far this year, 11 Labour party supporters have …

Senate opens door to elected mayors, D66 celebrate win
6 years, 4 months ago

Senate opens door to elected mayors, D66 celebrate win

Dutch News  

The Dutch senate has voted in favour of a plan to remove the way mayors are named from the constitution, a measure which clears the way for the introduction of elected mayors. The measure, proposed by coalition party D66, managed to win the necessary two-thirds majority needed for a constitutional change. So far this year, 11 Labour party supporters have …

VVD still in the lead but support for coalition crumbles in new poll
6 years, 6 months ago

VVD still in the lead but support for coalition crumbles in new poll

Dutch News  

The right-wing Liberal VVD maintains its clear lead in the first poll of polls to be published since the summer recess. Despite the row over foreign minister Stef Blok’s comments on multicultural societies, the VVD would still win 28 to 32 seats in the 150 seat lower house of parliament if there was a general election tomorrow, the analysis shows. …

New Amsterdam coalition formed, presented Thursday
6 years, 10 months ago

New Amsterdam coalition formed, presented Thursday

NL Times  

GroenLinks, D66, PvdA and SP successfully reached a coalition agreement for Amsterdam, D66 faction leader Reinier van Dantzig announced on Twitter. Amsterdam's new coalition will present their agreement on Thursday. Last week the new city government already presented its plans for tourism in the Dutch capital. There the city council will debate the coalition agreement, and the four coalition partners …

Local elections: Populists may be kept out in Rotterdam, but lead in The Hague
6 years, 11 months ago

Local elections: Populists may be kept out in Rotterdam, but lead in The Hague

Dutch News  

Despite emerging as by far the biggest party in Rotterdam at last month’s local elections, populist party Leefbaar Rotterdam may be squeezed out of the new coalition. D66, the Labour party and left-wing greens of GroenLinks are working towards forming a coalition without Leefbaar after pledging to ignore the party because of its alliance with the right wing Forum voor …

Local elections: Populists may be kept out in Rotterdam, but lead in The Hague
6 years, 11 months ago

Local elections: Populists may be kept out in Rotterdam, but lead in The Hague

Dutch News  

Despite emerging as by far the biggest party in Rotterdam at last month’s local elections, populist party Leefbaar Rotterdam may be squeezed out of the new coalition. D66, the Labour party and left-wing greens of GroenLinks are working towards forming a coalition without Leefbaar after pledging to ignore the party because of its alliance with the right wing Forum voor …

Populist Parties Form Broad Coalition in Rotterdam and The Hague
7 years ago

Populist Parties Form Broad Coalition in Rotterdam and The Hague

Dutch News  

Local leaders in five major Dutch cities are forming broad coalitions to form new city administrations. In Rotterdam, Leefbaar Rotterdam wants to set up a 'broad coalition' including the VVD, D66, GroenLinks and Labour. In The Hague, Groep de Mos has appointed Hans Wiegel to try to put a coalition together and Wiegel has also said he will go for …

Populist Parties Form Broad Coalition in Rotterdam and The Hague
7 years ago

Populist Parties Form Broad Coalition in Rotterdam and The Hague

Dutch News  

Local leaders in five major Dutch cities are forming broad coalitions to form new city administrations. In Rotterdam, Leefbaar Rotterdam wants to set up a 'broad coalition' including the VVD, D66, GroenLinks and Labour. In The Hague, Groep de Mos has appointed Hans Wiegel to try to put a coalition together and Wiegel has also said he will go for …

GroenLinks' hopes hinge on a coalition with the left
7 years ago

GroenLinks' hopes hinge on a coalition with the left

Dutch News  

GroenLinks leader Rutger Groot Wassink is planning to form a coalition with the Liberal democratic party D66, Labour and the Socialists to regain power in Amsterdam. Despite losing many seats in the recent election, Groot Wassink does not consider this a problem and believes that a vote for a party that lost is as valuable as one for a party …

GroenLinks' hopes hinge on a coalition with the left
7 years ago

GroenLinks' hopes hinge on a coalition with the left

Dutch News  

GroenLinks leader Rutger Groot Wassink is planning to form a coalition with the Liberal democratic party D66, Labour and the Socialists to regain control of Amsterdam. Despite losing many seats in the recent election, Groot Wassink does not consider this a problem and believes that a vote for a party that lost is as valuable as one for a party …

Amsterdam election results are in: four new parties on city council
7 years ago

Amsterdam election results are in: four new parties on city council

NL Times  

The final results for Amsterdam's municipal elections are in. GroenLinks is the biggest party in the city, with 10 city council seats. And four parties will enter the Amsterdam city council for the first time - newcomers DENK, Bij1 and FVD, and ChristenUnie, AT5 and Het Parool report. The seats in Amsterdam's city council are divided as follows: GroenLinks - …

Amsterdam, Utrecht election poll shows big Green gains; Change likely in Rotterdam
7 years ago

Amsterdam, Utrecht election poll shows big Green gains; Change likely in Rotterdam

NL Times  

An exit poll for Wednesday's city-wide elections suggested that green party GroenLinks was the big winner in Amsterdam, with enough votes to nearly double their city council seats from 6 to 11. Other projected winners in Amsterdam include Denk, which took three seats in its first election, the Party for Animals grew from one seat to three, controversial nationalist party …

Local elections 2018: housing dominates the Amsterdam debate
7 years ago

Local elections 2018: housing dominates the Amsterdam debate

Dutch News  

Housing is by far the biggest issue facing Amsterdam city council over the next four years – given the fact the city’s housing market is boiling over and the supply of affordable accommodation has virtually dried up. Some 89,000 foreign nationals can vote for Amsterdam city council – and so far seven parties have gone public with website sections in …

Local elections 2018: housing dominates the Amsterdam debate
7 years ago

Local elections 2018: housing dominates the Amsterdam debate

Dutch News  

Housing is by far the biggest issue facing Amsterdam city council over the next four years – given the fact the city’s housing market is boiling over and the supply of affordable accommodation has virtually dried up. Some 89,000 foreign nationals can vote for Amsterdam city council – and so far seven parties have gone public with website sections in …

Latest poll has Democrats, Greens neck-on-neck in Amsterdam
7 years ago

Latest poll has Democrats, Greens neck-on-neck in Amsterdam

NL Times  

With just a week to go until the municipal elections, both the D66 and GroenLinks have a solid chance to become the biggest party in Amsterdam. Both parties currently stand at 17 percent of Amsterdam votes - good for 9 seats in the city council, according to a poll by Maurice de Hond of Peil.nl, Het Parool reports. During election …

Rotterdam's political landscape shifting as GroenLinks gains momentum
7 years, 2 months ago

Rotterdam's political landscape shifting as GroenLinks gains momentum

Dutch News  

Left-wing GroenLinks is gaining support in Rotterdam, with polls showing the party could win two seats in the city council. The PVV, which has decided to compete against Leefbaar Rotterdam, will eat away at Leefbaar's support, while GroenLinks is set to remain the biggest party on the council with nine seats.

GroenLinks poised to dominate Utrecht local council election
7 years, 2 months ago

GroenLinks poised to dominate Utrecht local council election

Dutch News  

GroenLinks is poised to become the biggest party in Utrecht in the upcoming local elections. The party, which was beaten by the Liberal democratic party D66 in the last local elections, is on track to win 10 seats in the 45-seat council, a rise of one on 2014. GroenLinks's popularity is growing, and they are poised to increase their share …

D66 struggle in Amsterdam, GroenLinks on the rise, says new poll
7 years, 2 months ago

D66 struggle in Amsterdam, GroenLinks on the rise, says new poll

Dutch News  

An opinion poll carried out 2.5 months before the local elections shows that the Liberal democratic party D66 will struggle to hold to its lead in Amsterdam. At the last local elections, D66 overtook the Labour party, which had been the biggest party in Amsterdam since 1946, and formed a three-party coalition with the VVD and the Socialists. The Maurice …

Labour remains the biggest party by far in Leeuwarden
7 years, 4 months ago

Labour remains the biggest party by far in Leeuwarden

Dutch News  

The Labour party lost one seat but remains the biggest party in Leeuwarden following Wednesday’s local elections. New region In the new region of Súdwest-Fryslân, the CDA emerged as the biggest party with 10 seats, followed by the Labour party with six. In Gelderland, where the local authority areas of Rijnwaarden and Zevenaar have been combined, local interest party Lokaal …

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