The GroenLinks-PvdA alliance is set to be the biggest Dutch group in the new-look European parliament with the far-right PVV polling in second place, according to the NOS exit poll. Turnout in the closely-watched vote, was almost 47% and the highest in 35 years.
The actual Dutch results will be published on Sunday evening, but the exit poll suggests the left-wing alliance will take eight of the 31 Dutch parliamentary seats, while the PVV will win seven.
Compared with the 2023 general election results, support for the right-wing coalition parties has fallen from 56.3% to 38.5%, while backing for the left-wing alliance is up from almost 16% to almost 22%.
“If you look at how we have done, how the CDA has done, the D66 gain, the Volt win, you see that the parties that are for Europe, that choose for a stronger Europe, have done well in this election,” GreenLeft-Labour alliance leader Frans Timmermans told Nieuwsuur. “And that is also a clear signal from the Dutch people also to the rest of Europe: you can count on us if we need to solve things in Europe together.”
The far-right, pro-Putin Forum voor Democratie is set to be wiped out. The ChristenUnie and 50Plus are also unlikely to return to Europe.
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