US EditionVoters in Dutch general election have 27 parties and 1,166 candidates to choose from
Early elections follow June's government collapse over asylum disputes, with the far-right PVV leading polls amid debates on immigration and housing shortages affecting 18 million residents.
- On October 29, Dutch voters will head to the polls to elect the 150-seat House of Representatives after the coalition led by Dick Schoof collapsed in June.
- A partner party's exit over asylum rules forced early elections, exposing instability in the Netherlands' multiparty system where twenty-seven parties compete and 0.67 percent secures seats.
- Geert Wilders, leader of the Freedom Party , still tops the polls despite controversy, with his 2025 campaign featuring proposals to ban the Quran and close mosques while roughly 85,000 migrant workers arrived in 2024.
- The Christian Democratic Appeal could return to power, with coalition talks likely taking months amid fragmented options including VVD, JA21, and most parties ruling out the PVV.
- Housing scarcity dominates voter concerns, with roughly half naming it the top issue amid a 400,000-home shortage in a country of 18 million and plans for new cities like IJstad.
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Voters in Dutch general election have 27 parties and 1,166 candidates to choose from
Dutch voters face a wide array of choices in Wednesday's general election. The electoral commission has registered 27 parties and 1,166 candidates for 150 seats in the House of Representatives.
For residents of the special Caribbean municipalities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba, the climate plans of Dutch political parties play a significant role. Issues like poverty, education, healthcare, and housing have long been important, but many believe the climate will play an increasingly important role in the voting booth on October 29th.
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