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Rutte Loses Senate Majority, Gains for Dutch Far Right

Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s four-party government is about to lose its majority in the Senate.

Atlantic SentinelAtlantic Sentinel
The Hague Netherlands
Aerial view of Dutch government offices and parliament buildings in The Hague (Tweede Kamer)
  • Dutch voters elected provincial deputies on Wednesday, who will elect a new Senate in May.
  • The four parties in Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s ruling coalition are projected to lose their majority in the upper chamber.
  • Far-right parties posted their best result to date, taking 21 percent of the votes.