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Dutch Center-Left D66 Defeats Wilders in Election
- An exit poll from the Netherlands' general election showed the center-left D66 party leading with 27 seats, while Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom is projected to lose 12 seats to total 25 seats.
- Pollster IPSOS conducted the exit poll at 65 polling stations, surveying around 80,000 voters, a method that has previously produced accurate estimates of final results.
- Frans Timmermans, the leader of the D66 party, expressed hope to end the Wilders era, aiming for a coalition that accommodates asylum-seekers while managing migration.
- The election's intense focus was on migration and housing, reflecting deep polarization in the Netherlands, influenced by recent violence and protests regarding asylum-seeker centers.
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So exciting was a choice in the Netherlands rare. Who makes the race? The left-liberal Jetten lies before the right-wing populist Wilders. A change of generation and politics could be imminent.
So exciting was a choice in the Netherlands rare. Who makes the race? The left-liberal Jetten lies before the right-wing populist Wilders. A change of generation and politics could be imminent.
Anything pro-European is well-received in Brussels. Should Rob Jetten become prime minister, our country will likely have the most pro-European government leader ever.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Total News Sources301
Leaning Left51Leaning Right42Center53Last UpdatedBias Distribution36% Center
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources are Center
36% Center
L 35%
C 36%
R 29%
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