WebMar 13, 2024 · On the back of rowdy farmer protests against the climate plans, opinion polls show that this young party, is poised to make a remarkable entrance to the Dutch senate in local elections on Wednesday. Founded in 2024, the BBB currently has just one MP, co-founder Caroline van der Plas, but government plans to reduce livestock numbers and … WebApr 11, 2024 · In an election last month in Holland, a newly-formed farmers’ party won more seats than any other in the senate. Winston Marshall of the Spectator , in London, England, has since spoken with Dutch legal philosopher, journalist and political commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek, who has joined in the farmer protests and has championed the plight ...
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WebMar 16, 2024 · The farmers’ party BBB could win 17 seats in the new Dutch senate, two more than predicted in initial exit polls. With 94% of the votes counted, the BBB has been confirmed as the largest party in nine of the 12 provinces and has an unassailable lead in Gelderland. In Noord-Holland the party is marginally ahead of the VVD, while GroenLinks … WebMar 17, 2024 · Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte casts his ballot for the provincial elections in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 15, 2024. (AP) “Normally, if people no … cannot redirect after headers have been sent
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Webgocphim.net WebMar 20, 2024 · As the head of one left wing party put it in her post-election speech, the Dutch have given a “big, fat middle finger” to the establishment by voting in a protest group, the Farmer Citizen Movement (BBB) as the largest party in all 12 provincial assemblies. The BBB have also won the Senate, with 19 per cent of the vote. WebMar 16, 2024 · A farmers' party has stunned Dutch politics, and is set to be the biggest party in the upper house of parliament after provincial elections. The Farmer-citizen movement … flack and harry