{"id":4916,"date":"2017-03-01T11:03:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T11:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=4916"},"modified":"2017-02-28T19:08:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T19:08:11","slug":"dutch-elections-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/dutch-elections-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Elections 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 15, 2017, the Dutch will go to the voting polls to elect all 150 members of\u00a0de Tweede Kamer der Staten-General\u00a0<\/em>or the House of Representatives. The verkiezingen<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0elections are predicted to set the stage for the upcoming elections in the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n

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Tweede Kamer (photograph taken by risastla found on Flickr.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

So how do the elections work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

All eligible voters will elect one person from the ballot. That vote corresponds to the person but also to the party. In the end, the parties get a proportional amount of seats based on how many votes they received overall.<\/p>\n

Who should I vote for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Choosing who to vote for is a very important task. There are numerous parties in the Netherlands which makes the process a lot more varied, but also a lot more complex. The prevalent topics for the election are integration for immigrants and refugees and the financial stability of the country.<\/p>\n

The website kieskompas.nl<\/a> has a very interesting tool where you answer some questions and then you get the results of what parties are more aligned with your beliefs. This is, of course, not a foolproof method to choose, but it might help you narrow down your potential parties to just a few. Some of the questions are:<\/p>\n