The Dutch Parliamentary Elections: Outcome and Implications

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In some cases hyperlinks allows you to access all versions of a report, including the latest. Note that many reports are periodically updated.As the first in a series of several elections in European Union Member States in 2017, and with populist countries gaining ground everywhere, the 15 March parliamentary elections in the Netherlands were seen as crucial. This report analysed the results of the elections and what they could have meant for the EU, populist parties and euroskeptism.

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ESO: Key source: Dutch general election, 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-general-election-2017/

ESO: Background information: Netherlands election previews: Election year 2017 kicks off in the Netherlands http://www.europeansources.info/record/netherlands-election-previews-election-year-2017-kicks-off-in-the-netherlands-why-is-wilders-so-popular-in-the-netherlands/

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