2023 provincial election

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An advertisement using the colors of an upside-down Dutch flag calling on voters to abandon the coalition parties in the 2023 Provincial Council election. March 2023
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85% of votes counted; BBB & left-wing bloc to be biggest parties in Senate
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A flag in support of the Boer Burger Beweging (BBB) political party on a farm ahead of the 2023 election. March 2023
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Voter turnout the highest for Dutch provincial election in 36 years; Many protest votes
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An advertisement using the colors of an upside-down Dutch flag calling on voters to abandon the coalition parties in the 2023 Provincial Council election. March 2023
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Exit poll shows Dutch coalition will lose 8 seats in Senate as BBB becomes biggest party
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Political parties soliciting votes on a billboard in Zuidplas, Zuid-Holland ahead of the 2023 Provinciale Staten election. March 2023
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First exit polls show sharp election losses for many parties, big wins for newcomers
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Political parties soliciting votes on a billboard in Zuidplas, Zuid-Holland ahead of the 2023 Provinciale Staten election. March 2023
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National voter turnout at 37%, Voting in major cities better than in 2019
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Polling station for the 2023 Provincial Council and water board elections at Castellum Hoge Woerd on the site of a former Roman fortress in De Meern, Utrecht, 15 March 2023
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Unique polling stations: Cast your vote in a trolley bus, pancake house, historical mill
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Voting in the 2023 Provincial Council elections, 15 March 2023
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Morning voter turnout better than four years ago; Almelo polling places opened late
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A billboard for the Provincial Council and water board elections on 15 March 2023 in Amsterdam Oost. 13 February 2023
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Protesting farmers keep party leaders trapped after fierce election debate
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(Left to right) Gerg-Jan Segers (CU), Sigrid Kaag (D66), Mark Rutte (VVD), and Wopke Hoekstra presenting the Rutte IV coalition agreement, 15 December 2021
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Dutch coalition likely to lose 9 Senate seats in election; Many voters undecided
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Polling stations open for Provincial Council, water board elections
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Wopke Hoekstra
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Keep energy price cap for at least another year, says CDA leader in debate
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VVD leader Mark Rutte debating with PvdA leader Attje Kuiken in a debate, 12 March 2023
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Accusations, but no new insights, as right-wing clashes with left in election debate
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The main debate hall of the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate, in 2015
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Provincial elections: Senate significance increased, but not exaggerating, says professor
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Left to right: Paul Rosenmöller, Attje Kuiken, Mei Li Vos, and Jesse Klaver at the PvdA congress in Amsterdam, 6 February 2023
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Left-wing parties will shoot down Cabinet’s climate plans if they lack ambition
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An election campaign billboard in Amsterdam-Oost. 5 March 2023
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Dutch PM lashes out at left-wing parties at campaign event
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An Arriva bus waiting for an Arriva train to pass at station Lichtenvoorde-Groenlo
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Regional transport strike again today; Concerns about strike on election day
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Over 13 million people can vote in the provincial elections on March 15
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Aerial photo of Utrecht
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Voting passes not delivered to 13 Utrecht streets; Mayor pressing charges