General election: 48 political parties sign up

Some 48 political parties have registered to take part in the general election on June 9, the Telegraaf reports on Tuesday.


In the last election, 24 different parties contested the 150 seats in the lower house of parliament.
The finalised list will be published on Thursday.
Among the fringe groups which have registered to take part is the Partij Moeder CAO, which is campaigning for wages for mothers, Toekomst 21 (future 21) and OokU (you two).
The parties must present their list of candidates to the electoral council by April 27.

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