Rutte caught in euro pincer attack

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Series Details 7.9.12
Publication Date 07/09/2012
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Feature looks at the prospects for the Liberal Party and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the General Election in The Netherlands, 12 September 2012.

Other features preview the final days in the general election campaign.

Related Links
ESO: Background information: Dutch general election, 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-general-election-2012/
ESO: Background information: Dutch Socialists poised for polls victory http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-socialists-poised-for-polls-victory/
Wikipedia: Liberal Party (Netherlands) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_%28Netherlands%29
DutchNews.nl, 8.9.12: Election: Labour snaps at VVD heals, Rutte warns of 'dangers' http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/09/election_labour_snaps_at_vvd_h.php
Libération, 11.9.12: Europe inflames electoral debate (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/2674651-europe-inflames-electoral-debate
DutchNews.nl, 11.9.12: Election: three polls say the VVD will win by very narrow margin http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/09/election_three_polls_say_the_v.php
Deutsche Welle, 10.9.12: Remarque: 'the Dutch are skeptical of Brussels' http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16230312,00.html
Spiegel Online International, 11.9.12: Dutch Vote Hinges On Euro Crisis http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/coalition-struggle-likely-to-follow-dutch-general-election-a-855160.html
EUObserver, 12.9.12: Tough talk on Europe as Dutch go to the polls http://euobserver.com/news/117506
BBC News, 12.9.12: Dutch vote overshadowed by eurozone debt crisis http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19566165
DutchNews.nl, 12.9.12: Rising euroscepticism in Holland concerns foreign diplomats http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/09/rising_euroscepticism_in_holla.php

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