There has been a rush of last minute polling before Dutch voters elect a new Tweede Kamer tomorrow. The closing picture presented by the country’s six pollsters is broadly consistent, even if many parties are so bunched together that gaps between them are well within margins of error. The ruling centre-right VVD of […]
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Wilders’ PVV now battling for second place?
There have been some small but potentially very significant developments in Netherlands’ polling in the last day or so. With only a week until voters hit the ballot boxes, the situation remains fragmented and stagnant, but the following may prove important pointers to the outcome: The gap between the ruling conservative VVD and the populist […]
PVV and VVD still tied, Christian Democrats hit high
Tonight’s GfK projection for EenVandaag continues the recent Dutch polling pattern of showing conservative VVD and populist PVV locked together – here shown at 24 parliamentary seats each. The Christian Democrats (CDA) are currently showing excellent momentum, reaching a campaign peak with EenVandaag at 20 seats, up one. Only one other poll – Maurice de […]
Neck and neck between PVV and VVD in Netherlands polls
Dutch citizens go to the polling stations two weeks tomorrow: the campaign outcome is still fraught with uncertainty and voting intentions remain highly fragmented. Today’s parliamentary seat projection from Kantar Public (TNS-NIPO) shows the governing VVD conservatives and right-wing populist PVV neck-and-neck in the high twenties. The sharp recovery in VVD support appears to show […]
Cracks show in Wilders’ support with one month to go
Voters in the Netherlands will cast their ballots exactly one month from today – and it appears that support for Geert Wilders’ populist Freedom Party (PVV) is showing signs of cracking. Since EPR last reported on the Netherlands, ten days ago, four of the country’s five regular pollsters have published surveys showing the PVV in […]