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The Netherlands is a parliamentary representative democracy.A constitutional monarchy, the country is organised as a decentralised unitary state. [1] The Netherlands can be described as a consociational state. [2]
Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 22 November 2023 to elect the members of the House of Representatives. [1] [2] The elections had been expected to be held in 2025, but a snap election was called after the fourth Rutte cabinet collapsed on 7 July 2023 due to disagreements on immigration policy between the coalition parties. [3]
The 2023 Dutch general election resulted in losses for all parties in the fourth Rutte cabinet.The Party for Freedom (PVV) became the largest party in the House of Representatives for the first time and then formed a coalition with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), New Social Contract (NSC) and the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB).
The electorate in the Netherlands during the general election on the 22nd of November 2023 was 13,473,750, of whom 77.7% voted, resulting in 10,475,203 votes (of which 10,432,726 valid votes). With 150 seats, that means a quota of 69,552 votes per seat, the so-called Hare quota . [ 7 ]
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10 July – Prime Minister Mark Rutte announces his retirement from politics following the collapse of his cabinet. [ 7 ] 16 August – The Netherlands ' statistics office reports the country has entered a recession after the economy declined by 0.3% in the second quarter with exports and household spending falling despite rising interest rates ...
Political Party of Radicals Politieke Partij Radikalen (PPR) 1968 1990 4.80 Progressive Integration Party: Radical League: Reformatory Political Federation: 1975 2003 Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands: 0.92 Roman Catholic State Party: 1926 1945 29.64 Social Democratic Workers' Party: 1894 1946 23.81 Social Democratic League: Socialist ...
In the Republican period, which began in 1588, the Netherlands entered a unique era of political, economic, and cultural greatness, ranked among the most powerful and influential in Europe and the world; this period is known as the Dutch Golden Age. [17]