27 parties and 1,166 candidates crowded the ballot for the Dutch election this week. There have long been many parties in Dutch politics, but in older days, a few big names took the lion’s share of votes, making coalition forming easier. With most of the votes counted, the pro-European @d66_insta and far-right PVV are neck-and-neck, with both projected to take 26 seats in the 150-seat lower house of parliament. Nevertheless, Wilders’ PVV lost over a quarter of its seats in two years. Rob Jetten’

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