IN the last twelve months the PVV of Wilders has been cast as losing lots of seats to becoming the largest party. It would seem that those saying to vote for Wilders might not be standfast in their convictions. That probably means that some events just before the elections could lead to a swing either way depending on the type of events. We'll see.

We started with 81 parties, but the latest news has only 31 participating in the March elections.

BTW

"Dutch election votes to be counted by hand due to computer hacking fears

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On Wednesday it emerged that 31 parties will take part in the March 15 vote. Some 12.6 million Dutch nationals are eligible to vote in the election for a new 150 seat lower house of parliament.

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www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2017/02/dutch-election-votes-to-be-counted-by-hand-due-to-computer-hacking-fears/