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Hagen Schlotzhauer wrote 2023-10-19T07:33:57Z: 26 parties participating in the Dutch elections The Dutch Election Council has accepted 26 candidate lists from political parties in the Netherlands. Candidates will be announced in the week of 23 October, at which point idem. will launch a candidate/poll tracker.

Hagen Schlotzhauer wrote 2023-10-05T18:38:24Z: Lone wolf Omtzigt starts new party Pieter Omtzigt is a political maverick. His creation of a new party, following the governments conspiracy to remove him from parliament is shaking up the elections.

Hagen Schlotzhauer wrote 2023-10-05T18:20:45Z: Background: Dutch political parties This background brief provides an overview of all registed Dutch political parties. The most important political parties, that have a chance of entering the Dutch parliament are put into an international context, for non-Dutch people to understand their general politics.

Thomas Adlam wrote 2023-09-28T15:09:11Z: Background: The Netherlands for the Non-Dutch A non-Dutch person provides a baseline for beginners trying to understand the Dutch political system and how the Netherlands works.

Hagen Schlotzhauer wrote 2023-09-27T16:27:20Z: Background: Dutch Elections This background brief provides a deep dive into the Dutch elections. It will provide you with everything you need to know to follow the key dates, the circumstances in which elections are called, and the manner in which seats are distributed.

Hagen Schlotzhauer wrote 2023-09-27T15:48:36Z: The PM’s Gambit In the PM’s Gambit, the author takes a critical look at the fall of the Dutch Government and the reason for the upcoming elections. Was this the result of an epic miscalculation by Prime Minister Rutte or a calculated move?