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Mr Wilders: Seats and Coalition Government

mr wilders: But Mr, according to Globe and Mail. Wilders's message failed to gain much traction and the Freedom Party was expected to end up tied with the Christian Democrats and D66, both pro-European parties, with 19 seats in the 150-seat legislature. In a sign of how intense the campaign had become, more than 80 per cent of voters turned out, a stunning figure even for the Netherlands where voter turnout is routinely well above 70 per cent. And Green Left was only slightly behind at 14 seats. Together D66 and Green Left will now have the largest block of seats in parliament and both parties are expected to be part of a coalition government with the Liberals, led by Mark Rutte, the Prime Minister in the outgoing government. However, all four were running well behind the Liberals, who were on track to top the seat count at 33. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.