The Vote in the Netherlands

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17 March 2017

On Wednesday, the people of The Netherlands voted in a general election, the first to be held after the incumbent government served the full term (four years) rather than a resignation, since 2002. The election saw the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) of Prime Minister Mark Rutte lose some seats (losing 8 seats), but is still the largest party; while it's coalition partner, the Labour Party (PvdA) was the biggest loser, losing 29 seats. The GroenLinks party was the biggest winner of the election, gaining 10 seats. The far-right wing Party for Freedom (PVV) of Geert Wilders gained five seats.

NOTE: In The Netherlands, the House of Representatives is elected in a proportional representation with the whole country serving as a single constituency with a legal threshold of 0.67 per cent with residuals assigned by the D'Hondt method.

Official results will be announced on 21 March 2017 at 16:00 Central European Time.

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