Labour, CDA, neck and neck in new poll

A new poll by Maurice de Hond puts the Labour party (PvdA) and CDA neck and neck on 24 seats, with Geert Wilders anti-Islam PVV still in first place on 27.


The internet panel poll gives Labour a nine-seat boost since it pulled out of the government two weeks ago.
The 24-seat total for the CDA is the lowest ever record for the party by De Hond, and is a two-seat drop on last week’s result.
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The position of prime minister and party leader Jan Peter Balkenende has come under pressure in the media since the party’s poor performance in the local elections.
Last week, a number of ministers came out publically to express their support for the prime minister.
At the moment, the CDA has 41 seats in the 150-seat parliament and Labour 31.
De Hond’s is the only polling organisation to put the PVV in top position.
The poll also shows that it will take at least four parties to form a new coalition government after the June 9 general election.
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