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The centre is dying even in the European elections - those most explicitly in favour for Europe (and against Wilders...) gained, and those most explicitly for feeble, xenophobic protectionism gained.
by Nomad on Sat Jun 6th, 2009 at 03:55:15 AM EST
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The centre is only viable when a campaign is effectively single-issue.

What is remarkable in the Netherlands is that the largest party got 20% of the votes and 5 out of 25 seats.

The brainless should not be in banking. — Willem Buitler

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jun 6th, 2009 at 05:19:31 AM EST
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It's part of a long-running trend of political fragmentation. This will continue in the Netherlands as in other European countries with low electoral thresholds and proportional representation.
by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sat Jun 6th, 2009 at 07:23:58 AM EST
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