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Peter1469
03-16-2017, 05:46 AM
The incumbent party (VVD) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4315374/Europe-braced-NEXIT.html) won the most seats and the far-right party (PVV) came in second. Since the Dutch use proportional representation the VVD will have to team with parties that won less seats in order to have a majority government.

The VVD lost 9 seats. The PVV won 7 seats. The press is calling it a stinging loss to the "wrong type of populism." The PVV ran on exiting the EU and controlling migration to the country.

Now the VVD has to form a coalition government- with weak partners, since it will not collaborate with the PVV. 76 seats are needed for a majority, and the Labour Party collapsed from 38 seats to 9. So VVD will need at least 3 weak parties to agree to work with it.

Croft
03-16-2017, 05:55 AM
Awesome. The incumbent VVD will carry right on screwing Holland with more immigration and more oppression of dissent, they just can't help themselves, and Wilders will win next time. Things there are going in the right direction.

Here's praying Le Pen does well too.

Peter1469
03-16-2017, 05:58 AM
The National Front is doing better in the polls than the PVV ever was. But Le Pen has softened her party's positions and even kicked her father out of the party. He was more like Wilders of PVV.

Croft
03-16-2017, 06:14 AM
That's a shame. Maybe if she wins she'll still stop more muslims entering France anyway. That will at least be something.

Peter1469
03-16-2017, 09:24 AM
Again, it is proportional representation in France. We will have to see what percentage of the vote the parties get.

Captain Obvious
03-16-2017, 10:27 AM
Geert is freaky looking, like a clown without makeup.

The wave of anti-right lies and negativity likely played a part also.

People still are sheep, that isn't changing ever.

Peter1469
03-16-2017, 10:31 AM
Geert is freaky looking, like a clown without makeup.

The wave of anti-right lies and negativity likely played a part also.

People still are sheep, that isn't changing ever.
He has always been out there. The Dutch needs a new leader to clean that party up. Like Marie Le Pen did with the National Front.