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Great job Frank - Recommended!
Presenting complexity of Dutch politics in a concise and lucid way.

For Dutch parliament I wish for a single reform: reduce number of seats from 150 to 120 or even 100 members. Too often futilities are discussed and major issues are neglected. Spend the money saved on higher salaries for individual parliamentarians. Increase quality and decrease quantity.

Since election May 2002 and success of LPF party of Pim Fortuyn, it is clear the Dutch electorate has a swing vote potential of perhaps 30%. Makes polls uncertain and election results unpredictable.

Pax

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by Oui on Wed Jun 15th, 2005 at 08:30:10 PM EST
Yeah, the electorate has become much more volatile. There is a widespread dissatisfaction with politicians, and Pim Fortuyn managed to tap into that (amongst other things). So now every party tries to be more populist to get those voters, but a large number of them remain at large, so to speak.
by Frank (wijsneus-aht-gmail-doht-com) on Wed Jun 15th, 2005 at 09:05:54 PM EST
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