Re:Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory
by tijl on Thursday March 16, 2023 @10:35AM
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They will also have a strong position in the provinces. The government was setting a framework, but counted on the provinces to do the actual implementation. That approach will almost certainly fail since it seems likely the BBB will be able to block this in many rural provinces
Re:Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory
by arp242 on Thursday March 16, 2023 @04:19PM
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> they should have some real sway.
Only in the senate and some provinces, which aren't that influential; I'm willing to bet that they'll do a lot less well in the parliamentary elections: people who feel strongly have more incentive to vote.
They were never "ignored"; this entire issue has been playing since the 80s. Every time any measures are announced there are protests and measures get watered down or delayed.
Re:Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory
by t0mas88 on Friday March 17, 2023 @09:32AM
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Being the largest party is a serious thing in the UK or US. But the Dutch political system is a bit different. Here it has far less impact.
The largest party in this case is only around 20% of the votes. There are several other political directions that have more votes just split in more than one party. For example the green/left combination also has 20% of the votes and the government combination has 31%.
I think some of their opponents will argue “they did well but not well enough, so it’s fine to keep ignoring them” but I don’t think that’s a wise move.