Elections for the provincial councils
On June 4, voters in the Netherlands will go to the polls to elect 27 members of the European parliament.
In this section you will find a summary of the main parties' manifestos, the EU Profiler to help you decide who to vote for, other useful links and all the news relating to the Dutch campaigns.
Election news
The big issues in Gelderland
02-03-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the last in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches.
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The big issues in Friesland
01-03-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the tenth in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches. ...more
The big issues in Utrecht
27-02-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the ninth in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches. ...more
The big issues in Groningen
27-02-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the eighth in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches.
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The big issues in Zuid-Holland
27-02-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the seventh in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches.
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Pro animal party heads for court over election debate invite
26-02-2011 - The animal rights party PvdD is going to court to force broadcaster Nos to include it in the final televised debate before Wednesday’s provincial elections, the Volkskrant reports....more
Employers give the government 6 out of 10
25-02-2011 - Employers give the new government an average mark of 6.1 out of 10, according to small business website BusinessCompleet.nl....more
The big issues in Flevoland
24-02-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the sixth in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches.
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No senate majority puts cabinet in 'very difficult position': PM
24-02-2011 - The government will be placed in a ‘very difficult’ position if it fails to win a majority of seats in the upper house of parliament, prime minister Mark Rutte told a television talk show on Wednesday evening....more
Provincial councillors unhappy about their pay
24-02-2011 - Some three-quarters of provincial councillors are unhappy about their pay of €12,700 a year plus expenses, according to research by Daadkracht Advies.
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Election pacts may scupper government senate majority
24-02-2011 - The election pacts agreed by the Labour party (PvdA) and GroenLinks in 10 of the 12 provinces could deny the government a majority in the upper house of parliament or senate after next week's vote....more
Minister retracts 'sick making' PVV comments and apologises
24-02-2011 - Junior farm minister Henk Bleker on Thursday backtracked on stinging criticism he made of the anti-Islam PVV at a campaign meeting on Wednesday night....more
Wilders criticises VVD, CDA election campaign
23-02-2011 - The CDA and VVD ruling parties should be more high profile in the ongoing provincial election campaign, Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-Islam PVV, said on Wednesday....more
The big issues in Drenthe
22-02-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the seventh in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches.
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The big issues in Noord-Holland
21-02-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the latest in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches.
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The big issues in Noord-Brabant
21-02-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the fourth in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches. ...more
Government on target to miss senate majority
18-02-2011 - The latest Synovate poll on the likely provincial election results shows the current coalition government falling three seats short of a majority in the senate....more
Economy more important than headscarves: D66 campaign leader
18-02-2011 - The economic situation facing the Netherlands is more important than debates about integration, Roger van Boxtel, leader of the D66 liberals campaign for the senate, said in an interview with the NRC.
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New party 50PLUS says its being ignored on television
17-02-2011 - The new political party 50PLUS is considering taking legal action against public broadcaster Nos for ignoring it in election coverage.
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The big issues in Overijssel
17-02-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the third in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches. ...more
Several right-wing extremists on PVV support lists
16-02-2011 - A number of right-wing extremists are among the people who signed pledges of support for the anti-Islam PVV in the provincial elections, according to the anti-fascist research group Kafka in Wednesday’s Volkskrant....more
The big issues in Zeeland
16-02-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the second in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches. ...more
The big issues in Limburg
15-02-2011 - The Dutch are going to the polls on March 2 to elect their provincial representatives. Voting is often done with an eye on the national elections – those voted in will in their turn choose the new senate – but local issues will also make up minds. This is the first in a Volkskrant series on the most pressing provincial headaches. ...more
Mixed messages in second provincial election debate
15-02-2011 - The leaders of the VVD and CDA campaigns for the senate both used last night’s television debate to stress the importance of ensuring a majority for the government....more
National issues dominate first debate of provincial election campaign
15-02-2011 - The first broadcast debate of the provincial election campaign focused on national issues with education cuts, public transport privatisation and Muslim headscarves centre stage, according to media reports.
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Wilders to boycott tv talk show over 'disgusting cartoon'
15-02-2011 - PVV leader Geert Wilders is boycotting a televised election debate because the Vara public broadcasting company will not remove an offensive cartoon about him from one of its websites....more
Double jobs make PVV MPs among the best paid politicans
11-02-2011 - Ten MPs and MEPs for the anti-Islam PVV plan to combine their membership of parliament with membership of a provincial council, the Volkskrant reports on Friday.
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VVD sees provincial vote as crucial, campaign as national
08-02-2011 - There will be problems if the new government does not control a majority of votes in the senate after the provincial elections, VVD health minister Edith Schippers says in an interview with the Volkskrant.
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Wilders denies PVV ban on provincial election candidates
08-02-2011 - Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-Islam PVV, has denied local newspaper claims that candidates for the provincial elections have been banned from speaking in public....more
Verhagen criticises Labour's provincial election campaign
08-02-2011 - Christian Democrat party leader Maxime Verhagen accused Labour of negativity in its provincial election campaign during a speech in Utrecht on Monday evening.
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New GroenLinks leader reaches out to Labour, D66
20-12-2010 - The new leader of the left-wing green party GroenLinks is looking for a far-reaching alliance with both Labour (PvdA) and the D66 Liberals, she told tv show Nieuwsuur on Sunday evening.
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