the Netherlands - goes to the polls and the result is indecisive, with no clear winner or obvious coalition emerging. ... we all expect fresh attacks on PR after this result. Such niceties as no British electoral reformer would recommend a Dutch-style national list system are likely to be forgotten by numbers of journalists and politicians alike. Nor are they going to remember that turnout was a staggering 80%.
While there may be some lengthy coalition negotiations to come, trying to seek some sort of consensus and shared way forward is surely better than if one party was allowed to govern on its own and manifestly against the wishes of the majority of the electorate.
Make My Vote Count: Netherlands: another close election: Filed in: PR, voting, coalitions, EU, turnout, Netherlands
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