This has been almost always the case over here. Populist get the votes of those who don't trust politicians. Come election day, they still think their vote will mean nothing, and thus don't vote. Or they want to make a statement by not voting.
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OT | Dutch General Election 2017 | Exit Poll: Major underperformance for Wilders
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This has been almost always the case over here. Populist get the votes of those who don't trust politicians. Come election day, they still think their vote will mean nothing, and thus don't vote. Or they want to make a statement by not voting.
ClosingADoor
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If they can push some of their climate agenda in it, it would be good to have them there.
Souldriver
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If these exit poll numbers hold, I consider this a big win.
The party landscape might be splintered, but democracy won and legitimate parties did well.
The party landscape might be splintered, but democracy won and legitimate parties did well.
ClosingADoor
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He's happy he can shout from the sidelines again.
To be fair we always had this the last ten years. When it comes to PVV people like to talk the talk, but come election day a part of them suddenly grow a conscience.
That said, let's not be too jubilant, they still seem to have won a number of seats.
Yeah, and with D66 almost certainly a part of the cabinet as well, this should be a good opportunity for that.
Yep. It looks like it.
They fucked up Utrecht so good riddance!
He already ran damage control before, claiming to have painted the pre-election time in his colours. So no matter what, he claimed to have won.
Pakoe
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This. It's all he does anyway.
Great to see the results, hoping FvD ends up a bit higher.
Knew VVD would end up this high, aren't disappointed at all. Rutte did a (somewhat) good job, these last few years.
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
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DENK 3 seats.
I'm not surprised. A lot of my Turkish friends voted for those guys.
I'm not surprised. A lot of my Turkish friends voted for those guys.
Hamster Plugin
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Austria isn't out of this shit yet. Remember that the far-right guy there got 46% of the vote for president, which would be a huge result in a parliamentary election. They're having one in 2018.
Royal_Phalanx
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Well done the Netherlands. Populism has lost and the world and Europe have won this day.
Gormless Noodle
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Due to our political system, there was never much of a real danger coming from the Netherlands. France is and always has been the primary battlefield, if you guys fall it's all over for the EU as we know it.
That's a pretty damn nice start for a new party, isn't it. Impressive.
However, Dutchies.
That.
Jeebus. You guys are crazy. That is one huge-ass mess. Who'd want to sift through all of that in search for their candidate of choice?!
Magic Mushroom
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Agreed.
ClosingADoor
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Haha. It was the largest paper yet due to the amount of parties. But it's pretty easy. Just look up the party at the top and then either just pick the first name, or if you want go down the list and find your preferred one.
Gormless Noodle
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No shit, you could use it as an Accordion. I was literally looking at it like O_______O and then I had to put the fucking thing back together. 3 times too because I had to vote for 2 other lazy people.
Magic Mushroom
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I don't. Thierry Baudet and his love for horrible people like Steve Bannon, rape guru Julien Blanc and Milo Yiannopoulos is disgusting me.
Caayn
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I had to unfold it multiple in a small voting booth times to find the party I wanted to vote for >.<
They're grouped by parties though. It really isn't hard to find the right candidate, especially since most voters vote for the no. 1 of a party.
Folding it back on the other hand...
Muffin1611
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Good on you, Dutch people!
We Germans will try to make Europe proud as well this year.
We Germans will try to make Europe proud as well this year.
that's not directly comparable though. They wouldn't even reach 30 in the parliamentary elections. which is ofc also way too high, but nowhere near enough to govern. I'd be more worried about the conservatives... they have no spine and a tendency to cooperate with Nazis if it allows them to fuck over the welfare state
anonymous_abc
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Here's hoping. 
Good start for the EU election calendar if true.
Good start for the EU election calendar if true.
It's easier than it looks really. You go to your party and then you search for the candidate you want to vote for, even with 50 names it's easier than one may think. It is also known beforehand what number which candidate has.
Putin is having the worst night right now, and that makes me very happy.
Goede werk dames en heren.Exit poll from 21:30 is live. The same as the previous exit poll.
Me neither, but I see it as logical. Outside of the Erdostans who can get rekt, there was a lot of pandering to Wilders the last few years, so that drives scared immigrants to their own parties. We need to become more inclusive here on out.
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