Voting starts in three-day Dutch election dominated by COVID-19
4 years ago

Voting starts in three-day Dutch election dominated by COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD party is widely expected to take the most votes, securing him a fourth term in office. With a ban on public gatherings, the election campaign focused on a series of televised debates in which incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who first took office in 2010 and has since become one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders, maintained his image as a steady hand during a time of crisis. Four polls released this week showed the 54-year-old’s conservative People’s Party of Freedom and Democracy, or VVD, taking 21-26 percent of the vote, compared with 11-16 percent for its closest rival, Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam Freedom Party, which leads the parliamentary opposition. His government has been in caretaker mode since January when it resigned over a scandal involving tax officials seeking to root out fraud wrongly targeting families, plunging thousands into debt.

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Al Jazeera  

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4 years ago

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The Independent  

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4 years ago

2.4 elderly can vote by mail this election; 13.2 million voters in total

NL Times  

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NL Times  

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4 years, 2 months ago

Tenth of Dutch won't vote in parliamentary election over Covid concerns

NL Times  

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NL Times  

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4 years, 5 months ago

Dutch general election will take place over three days to spread voting

Dutch News  

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4 years, 5 months ago

Dutch general election will take place over three days to spread voting

Dutch News  

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Dutch News  

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Dutch News  

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NL Times  

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Virus voting: France holds local elections despite fears
5 years ago

Virus voting: France holds local elections despite fears

Associated Press  

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Party leaders cast their ballots in Dutch elections
8 years ago

Party leaders cast their ballots in Dutch elections

NL Times  

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8 years, 2 months ago

Who can vote and for whom? How the Dutch electoral system works

Dutch News  

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Dutch News  

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