Labor 100%

VVD sees loss , that is why there are string of news about foreign policy , terrorism , mortgage tax , else

looks like rutte is desperate to collect PVV's votes hoping to stand against SP-PvdA alliance

rutte and his party are for rich , banks , and alike . he don't give a damn about ordinary people.

check his government past policies their impact and the u-turns

Labor 100%

by the way , if i were to choose between vvd and pvv , i would go for pvv. at least wilders speaks his mind and not a liar like rutte

I would think Rutte is the biggest danger we should be warned about.He has proved he is more than happy to appease fascists woman haters and homophobes as long as he get the overall power.

if you wait 4 more days , you will know for sure

So the Dutch are going to vote for 'pro-austerity' parties ? If so then no complaints at the after effects.

Whichever gives knowledge migrants citizenship without hurdles of integration like language.

@Abol Karim: language should be a precondition to citizenship even if cases of family reunification. It is a basic accomplishment for people who want not only permits of stay but be actual citizens.

5 years is enough time to learn Dutch.

@andre: i am gonna give this to Mr. Karim. how ignorant of you not to see beyond a knowledge migrant's ability to speak local language? do you ever consider more important stuff such as expertise and education brought to this country for free?

a phd US education cost at least $60000 and not a penny is paid by NL when a Us educated migrant works here.

Don't be so short sighted , kennismigrants are needed for this country and a little promotion to make them feel better don't go that far.

Really Andre?

Even working more than 8 hours a day in English? Even when you only know English? Even when you start learning in middle age?

How many of your friends' parents or grandparents who moved to your homeland when they were adults became fluent, especially in five years while working full-time?

Since when did you become a linguistic expert?

PvdA rules!!!

Andre: we do not agree on much but I have to say I agree with you on this one. want the benefits of Dutch society but don't want to even learn to speak a bit of their native language? doesn't make good sense to me sorry. and 5 years is more than enough time. I think the bigger question is how bad do you want this citzenship and its benefits.

Bill, who exactly isn't trying to learn even a little bit? I don't know these people, sorry.

I pay taxes in NL. I employ 20 people here. I live here. My kids go to School here. I'm married to a dutchie and I'm an EU citizen. But I can't vote in this election. That really sucks. No taxation without representation I say!

Offtopic: only those Highly Educated wanting a EU passport become citizens - many I know do it so they can move on to other countries: becoming 'Dutch' is far from their minds....

On topic - send Rutte to Greece to feel how it is to be the on-the-street victims of greedy gambling banks and rogue policians. It's time to give Samson the opportunity to dig us out of economic woes by investing in the workers, and not the banks.

@AD Jordaaan, isn't it completely normal in all EU countries that you can only vote for local and European elections if you don't hold citizenship of the country you reside in? Besides, you can vote for the national government of the country you have a passport from.

CW, indeed you are right, didn't mean to offend anyone!

People, careful what you wish for. If there's something I've learnt from seeing elections all over the world, its that after the elections, They're all the same and have one agenda - power. And there's nothing called real change. Nothing will ever change for the good.

@ ADJordaaan: you live here, you have a company and life here, you describe yourself as definitely settled down in NL. and you have never considered getting a Dutch passport? seriously?
Nobody is forbidding you to be represented, just get the Dutch citizenship.

@Bill, @Andre, @Dork... so maybe you can explain me why, on all the news/comment sections on immigration in this country there are all complaints about the immigrants not speaking DUTCH. But when one attempts speaking DUTCH with a local they always speak English back ?

Just a question, that's all.

PVV all the way!

I think what the Dutch people should all focus on voting for damage control,the damage done by the past coalition government and Rutte, the need to know that austerity and alienation from the EU together will throw Dutch behind The republic of candistan in significance.Dutch people need to understand they are an import export economy and not all this dreams have been realized with Dutch sweat and tears some are from the immigrants everyone seems to despise so much.I do wish everyone here votes wisely and with the long term in mind not this toilet paper coalitions that crumple when they take in a little water.

My reason about language as a pre-condition to citizenship is simple: high-skilled immigrants (like me) are educated people, many with post-secondary degrees. They have both intellectual abilities and resources to learn Dutch.

There are many good online resources for those who want to learn basic Dutch alone, despite a full-time career. For those who doesn't, long-term residency permit guarantees all other practical rights, except the political ones.

Beats me guys! Someone who is highly educated would have other options than NL. So called German GReen Card scheme started a few years ago is a miserable failure. The wau universities are functioning, there wont be any "highly educated" in NL in few years.
In fact, highly eduacted Dutch I know are trying to get into greener pastures.

People, beware. This guy Rutte is mostly plastic - remmer Teflon Tony?. All he has to do is to go to latino neighbourhoods in US and find out how many speak real English.

Then he has to pay a visit to his buddy Mr.Cameron who recently restricted foreign students. All university "penningmeetsers" are burning midnight oil to see where the next years fees going to come from. Not from London, I bet!

Too much doom predictions about if we'd leave the EU. We did MUCH better before than now, there's no reason why we'd go from bad to worse. Worst case scenario is that we'd stay in a bad situation that's still better than now.

Without having to send billions to the south to support their lifestyle of retiring below the age of 60 while we have to suffer until 67+, and many more examples, we're much better off.

It seems logical to me that if you want citicenship you should speak the language.
When I lived in Germany in the '90s I was given six months grace by my neighbours after which I was expected to speak the language.