2023 provincial election

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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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Historic low number of women tapped as provincial political leaders
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BBB leader Caroline van der Plas on the night of the Provincial Council elections, 15 March 2023
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Farmers' party BBB could get 18 seats in Senate election tomorrow
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BBB leader Caroline van der Plas on the night of the Provincial Council elections, 15 March 2023
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Nearly half of BBB votes came from city voters
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) and his deputies, left to right, Carola Schouten (CU), Sigrid Kaag (D66), and Wopke Hoekstra (CDA) during a parliamentary debate on the provincial election results, 5 April 2023
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Take action or step down, opposition tells Cabinet in debate on election results
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European union flag in front of building
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Brussels warns Dutch Cabinet to press ahead with nitrogen policy; Minister "shocked"
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Mark Rutte talking to the press after the European Council summit in Brussels. 23 March 2023
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PM Rutte thinks Cabinet can survive election results
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Mark Rutte
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Cabinet will tackle voters' major concerns better, PM Rutte promises
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King Willem-Alexander with the Rutte IV Cabinet when it took office on 10 January 2022
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Cabinet crisis: Coalition leaders to discuss election landslide tonight
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Voting pass for the 2023 Provincial Council and water board elections, 15 March 2023
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New Provincial Council members instated today
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An advertisement for the Boer Burger Beweging (BBB) political party on a farm ahead of the 2023 election. March 2023
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BBB breaks campaign promise, says Senators can keep a second job
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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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Parliament to debate provincial election results with Cabinet
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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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Election can't change nitrogen targets: D66; CDA to close gap with national politics
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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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BBB up to 17 seats in Senate, Coalition down to 22
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte discusses the BBB's election victory during a press conference on March 17, 2023
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Dutch PM: Election results will play a "significant role" in nitrogen emissions policy
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Wopke Hoekstra in Brussels
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Coalition party CDA lost voters in all but 2 municipalities
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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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BBB the biggest party in all provinces; A clear signal from the voters, Dutch PM says
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An advertisement for the Boer Burger Beweging (BBB) political party on a farm ahead of the 2023 election. March 2023
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Preliminary figures show BBB also performs well in water board elections
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BBB leader Caroline van der Plas reacting to the provisional results of the Provincial Council elections, 15 March 2023
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BBB drew voters from across political spectrum; "Monster victory," newspapers say