Thursday, March 16, 2017

Netherlands Results

Dutch media is suggesting the coalition I proposed earlier is very likely to take office.


33 - VVD - Conservative
19 - CDA - Christian Democrat
19 - D66 - Liberal

This gives the coalition 71 seats, short of the 76 needed for a majority; however, minority governments have happened before.

The main opposition parties are as follows:

20 - PVV - Nativist
14 - SP - Socialist
14 - GL - Green Left

It's been speculated the Green Left would be willing to join the new coalition. I don't fully understand the nuance; but it's been widely reported in the dutch media that this is the most likely way the coalition would reach a majority.

Other parties:

9 - PvdA - Labour
5 - CU - Social Conservative
5 - PvdD - Environment+Animal
4 - 50+ - Pensioner
3 - SGP - Christian Right

Labour is the largest loser in this, falling to 9 from 38 seats.

As well two new parties join Parliament:

3 - DENK - Social Democratic, and Multicultural, Pro-immigration
2 - FvD - Populistic, Nativistic, Eurosceptic, and Conservative

Feel free to compare this to my prediction. Despite the fact I placed VVD far higher than polls suggested, they managed to outperform even that.

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