Politics and Elections in the Netherlands: coalition agreement presented

[Mike88]

I think CDA will gradually go down as the election comes nearer. In this case its probably due to 50PLUS

Could there be tactical voting to VVD from CDA, D66 and 50 plus to prevent a PVV victory?

[Mike88]

How is the ballot format? Do people vote only for one party and then the seats are allocated, by using the d'hondt method or other, or do people vote for their favoured candidates and not the parties?

[Mike88]

How is the ballot format? Do people vote only for one party and then the seats are allocated, by using the d'hondt method or other, or do people vote for their favoured candidates and not the parties?

You vote for a candidate on a party list, but this vote is treated as a vote for the party, and seats are allocated on that basis using the D'Hondt method.

Good Lord!!, that a big ballot!!! 

So, you can only vote for one candidate from a single party, right?

[Mike88]

Good Lord!!, that a big ballot!!! 

So, you can only vote for one candidate from a single party, right?

It's much bigger this time around, which is crazy. They should just let us pick a party first and then a candidate, which would save a lot of space. Dutch who reside outside the country already vote that way, no reason not to do it here. And yeah, you only vote for one candidate.

Yikes!... I guess you guys whished to have the ballot format we have here in Portugal, which is a A4 paper form:

[Mike88]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that there could be a shy VVD vote out there:

32 VVD
23 PVV
21 CDA
17 GL
16 D66
12 SP
  9 PvdA
  7 CU
  4 50+
  4 PvvD
  3 SGP
  1 Denk
  1 FvD  

[Mike88]

2 hours left....

[Mike88]

Which areas of Rotterdam, have high populations of refugees and high Islamic/immigrant population?

This has all been discussed on the previous page, as far as I know.

Does anyone have a link for live Dutch TV streaming that can be watched outside the Netherlands?

Thanks!

npo.nl or nos.nl, but I don't know if you can watch them abroad. Otherwise the NOS may have a Facebook livestream.

NOS broadcasts from a YouTube-channel tonight:

https://www.youtube.com/nos

When does the coverage starts?

[Mike88]

Which areas of Rotterdam, have high populations of refugees and high Islamic/immigrant population?

This has all been discussed on the previous page, as far as I know.

Does anyone have a link for live Dutch TV streaming that can be watched outside the Netherlands?

Thanks!

npo.nl or nos.nl, but I don't know if you can watch them abroad. Otherwise the NOS may have a Facebook livestream.

NOS broadcasts from a YouTube-channel tonight:

https://www.youtube.com/nos

When does the coverage starts?

Never mind. It has already started.

[Mike88]

I don't understand very well Dutch, but did i hear that the VVD headquarters is in the World Trade Center??

[Mike88]

Where is it live?

I'm watching on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7s3QwCh3Q

[Mike88]

epespecially irritating if you speak german like me.....you understand every third word and the rest sounds like someone is mumbling while drunk.

no offense.

Yeah, germans don't like the Dutch language and don't like being compared to it, right?. It's like those people who say Portuguese is the same as Spanish. It pisses people of here.

[Mike88]

Where is it live?

I'm watching on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7s3QwCh3Q

Don't understand a word they are saying, but thanks!

I occasionally pick up "Amsterdam," "Rutte" and "campaign."

And exit poll.

[Mike88]

What the hell happened???

[Mike88]

81%> turnout

So, will the 10 million voters mark be surpassed?

[Mike88]

Ipsos exit poll, share of vote:

20.6% VVD
12.7% CDA
12.6% D66
12.6% PVV
10.7% GL
  9.3% SP
  6.0% PvdA
  4.0% CU
  3.3% PvdD
  2.7% 50+
  2.0% SGP
  2.0% Denk
  1.3% FvD

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/842109639894413312

[Mike88]

First results are in.

2 islands in the north.

WOW!! the PvdA went from 30.1% to 8.9% in these 2 islands!!

[Mike88]

PVV gains in Simpelveld are very poor also.

I think CDA could be a bit underestimated in the exit poll. Will see.

[Mike88]

Súdwest-Fryslân fliped from PvdA to CDA, with PvdA going from 29% to....7%. Yikes!

[Mike88]

Is there a site where we can check the raw vote totals by party? NOS site only has %'s.

[Mike88]

Rumors are that Denk is larger than PvdA in Rotterdam

Although that could said more about the state PvdA than Denk

PvdA joins the long list of socialist/social democratic parties in Europe that have become zombies. PASOK, PSOE, Irish Labour, French PS, UK Labour, MSZP, etc, etc.

[Mike88]

This is odd. NOS vote share is different from what Europe Elects twitter is reporting.

NOS has:

17.6% VVD
14.3% D66
13.1% GL
10.1% PVV
10.0% CDA

Europe Elects has:

22.4% VVD
13.2% GL
12.2% PVV
11.9% D66
11.3% CDA

Which one is correct?

[Mike88]

This is odd. NOS vote share is different from what Europe Elects twitter is reporting.

NOS has:

17.6% VVD
14.3% D66
13.1% GL
10.1% PVV
10.0% CDA

Europe Elects has:

22.4% VVD
13.2% GL
12.2% PVV
11.9% D66
11.3% CDA

Which one is correct?

NOS is prognosis based on the counted votes, EuropeElects are just the counted votes

Ahh. Didn't knew that. Thanks!

[Mike88]

Ipsos exit poll 18-24 year old:

18% D66
17% VVD
17% GL
12% PVV
12% CDA
  5% SP

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/842163251676893185

[Mike88]

Leeuwarden fliped from PvdA to VVD. PvdA lost 31% here.

[Mike88]

Leeuwarden:
Ouch, PvdA isnt going to win any municipality tonight