Exit polls: the elections in the Netherlands were won by the party of Prime Minister Rutte
According to the exit poll, the turnout in the parliamentary elections in the Netherlands amounted to 81%
The HAGUE, March 15. /Offset. TASS Denis Dubrovin, Vitaly Chugin/. People’s party for freedom and democracy (NPSD) Prime Minister Mark Rutte won at the end in the Netherlands parliamentary elections. According to the exit poll, conducted by Ipsos, this political force has received 31 seats in Parliament.
The far-right freedom Party of eurosceptic Geert Wilders has got 19 seats and shares second place with “Christian democratic appeal” and “Democrats-66”
Third place in the “Green left” — 16 Deputy mandates, the fourth — from the Socialist party — 14 seats. Next come the labour Party (9), the “Christian Union” (6), Party for the animals (5) and others.
As the findings of an exit poll, voter turnout reached a record over the last 20 years 81%.
The vote in the Netherlands took place in the conditions of aggravation of the migration issues and the diplomatic crisis with Turkey.
It is expected that the official voting results will be announced in a few hours. The results of exit polls were announced exactly at 21:00 (23:00 GMT), despite the fact that at polling stations in the Hague, the vote was extended and is still ongoing due to the large number of requests. Thus, the final data can still undergo changes.
Given that the formation of the ruling coalition in the Netherlands require a simple parliamentary majority (76 seats), but this year to form a coalition will need at least 4 parties. This means that the country ahead of extremely difficult negotiations.