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The 2006 Dutch general elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday, November 22, 2006, and followed the call for new elections after the fall of the Second Balkenende cabinet. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (874x469, 16 KB) Selfmade image showing the political parties and their seats in the second chamber of the Dutch parliament after the 2006 general election. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (874x469, 16 KB) Selfmade image showing the political parties and their seats in the second chamber of the Dutch parliament after the 2006 general election. ... The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... The Party for the Animals (Dutch: Partij voor de Dieren) is a political party in the Netherlands with two seats in parliament. ... Democrats 66 (in Dutch: Democraten 66, D66, official name: Politieke Partij Democraten 66) is a Dutch progressive-liberal and radical-democratic political party. ... GroenLinks (GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green political party. ... The Socialist Party (SP, Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a Dutch socialist political party. ... The Labour Party (in Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) is a Dutch social-democratic political party. ... The ChristianUnion (in Dutch: ChristenUnie, CU) is a relatively young Dutch orthodox Protestant political party. ... The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch AppÃ¨l) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... The Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) is a Dutch liberal political party. ... The Political Reformed Party (in Dutch: Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) is an orthodox protestant Dutch political party. ... This article is about the Party of Freedom previously known as Group Wilders. ... Elections in the Netherlands gives information on election and election results in the Netherlands. ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands formed on May 27, 2003. ...

There are a total of 150 seats (zetels) in the second chamber of the Dutch parliament (Tweede Kamer). The elections proved relatively successful for the governing Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) which remained the largest party with 41 seats, a loss of only three seats. The largest increase in seats was for the Socialist Party (SP), which went from nine to 25 seats. The main opposition party, the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) lost nine of its 42 seats, while the right-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the progressive liberal Democrats 66 lost a considerable portion of their seats, six of 28 and three of six, respectively. New parties, such as the right-wing Party for Freedom (PVV) of former VVD MP Geert Wilders and the animal rights party Party for the Animals (PvdD) were also successful, with the PVV winning nine seats and the PvdD winning two, thereby becoming the first animal rights group to enter a European parliament.^[1] The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch AppÃ¨l) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... The Socialist Party (SP, Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a Dutch socialist political party. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... The Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) is a Dutch liberal political party. ... Democraten 66 (D66), is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ... This article is about the Party of Freedom previously known as Group Wilders. ... Geert Wilders (born September 6, 1963 in Venlo) is a Dutch right-wing politician who is best known for his views favoring the restriction of immigration, particularly from non-Western countries, and his criticism of Islam. ... The Party for the Animals (Dutch: Partij voor de Dieren) is a political party in the Netherlands with two seats in parliament. ... For the album by Moby, see Animal Rights (album). ...

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Issues at stake

The main issue at stake during the elections was the economic performance of the centre-right Second Balkenende cabinet — which consisted of the Christian-democratic CDA, the conservative liberal VVD and the progressive liberal D66 — as well as the composition of the new government and the future of the Dutch economy. Other issues were integration and the environment. The Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands (in Dutch: Statuut voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; in Papiamentu: Statuut pa e Reino di Hulanda) describes the political relationship between the three different countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands: the Netherlands in Europe and the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba... The Netherlands has been an independent monarchy since 16 March 1815, and has been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ... 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Power question

The most important question of the elections was which party would become the largest, the governing Christian-democratic CDA or the main opposition party, the social-democratic PvdA. This was similar to the situation of the elections of 2003. The largest party will have the initiative in the cabinet formation talks. Furthermore, if it becomes part of the cabinet, the largest party supplies the prime minister. The media have framed the elections as a 'Clash of the Titans' between prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende (CDA) and candidate prime minister Wouter Bos (PvdA). Introduction The Dutch general election of 2003 held on January 22, 2003 was held after the fall of the first Balkenende cabinet on October 16, 2002. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... The prime minister of the Netherlands is the head of the cabinet, and, as such, coordinates the policy of the government. ... Jan Peter BalkenendeIPA: (born May 7, 1956) has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since July 22, 2002. ... Drs. ...

Both parties had consciously kept their options open and expressed a preference for the composition of a new cabinet. The other parties did express clear preferences: the VVD wanted to continue to govern with the CDA, while the Socialist Party and the GreenLeft (GL) wanted to form a leftist coalition, the so-called Left-wing Spring. Broadly speaking, it appeared that there were three options: a continuation of the third Balkendende cabinet with CDA and VVD, a left-wing coalition of PvdA, SP and GL or a centre-left coalition of PvdA and CDA. The Socialist Party (SP, Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a Dutch socialist political party. ... GroenLinks (GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green political party. ...

In 2004 and 2005, the polls indeed indicated that the united left could gain a majority in the Tweede Kamer. The polls predicted two head-to-head races. One between the PvdA and ruling CDA and another between the left-wing bloc (PvdA, SP, GreenLeft) and the right-wing bloc (CDA, VVD) with neither gaining a majority. Early November polls however showed that the CDA was gaining on and surpassing the PvdA. Mid-November polls indicated that the PvdA was bleeding votes to the SP while the CDA remained more or less stable. The left- and right-wing blocks remained in an equilibrium with neither side gaining enough votes for an overall majority. Small centrist parties such as the ChristianUnion could play a decisive role. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... The ChristianUnion (in Dutch: ChristenUnie, CU) is a relatively young Dutch orthodox Protestant political party. ...

The day before the elections, about one third of the electorate had not yet made up their minds, resulting in polls giving strongly varying indications. For this reason campaigning continued on election day itself. An aspect of this was tactical voting, with SP telling PvdA voters that a strong SP would force PvdA to form a left-wing coalition, VVD saying something similar to CDA voters concerning a right-wing coalition, PvdA and CDA saying they needed to be strong to prevent the other party from forming or dominating a coalition and ChristianUnion saying it has the best cards to participate in any coalition. Shortly before the elections, PvdA leader Bos showed himself more interested in the much talked about left-wing coalition of PvdA, SP and GroenLinks (possibly with ChristenUnie), which he had refused to talk about for months.^{[citation needed]}

Social-economic issues

The debates were dominated by social-economic questions and especially the performance of the Balkenende cabinets. The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende has been in office in the Netherlands from May 27, 2003. ...

In the last four years the three Balkenende cabinets had implemented an ambitious program of social-economic reforms, including tax cuts, reforms to the social welfare system and investments in education. Their aim was to jump start the Dutch economy. Initially there was great public dissatisfaction with this policy, with large demonstrations in 2003, 2004 and 2005 by the main labour union FNV and the three main opposition parties. They criticised the government for taking these measures at the wrong point in time, during a recession, and they claimed that the government made the poor and socially weaker pay for the economic recovery. A major focus of this debate was on the fact that more than 10% of the people were said to live in poverty, as exemplified by the rising number of 'voedselbanken' (give-away shops for food). As the economy began to perform better in 2006 the public dissatisfaction decreased. The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands formed on May 27, 2003. ... The Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV, Federated Netherlands Labour Movement) is the largest federation of trade unions in the Netherlands. ... Give-away shops, freeshops, or free stores are second-hand stores that are starting to appear in Northern European towns and cities, especially in the Netherlands and Germany. ...

There were roughly three positions on the future of the Dutch economy. The CDA claimed that the reforms were finished and that the following cabinet would not have to take any serious measures. The VVD wanted to continue reforming to increase the performance of the Dutch economy. They wanted to continue to cut taxes and reduce bureaucracy. The opposition parties PvdA, SP, GL, joined by the ChristianUnion wanted to revert some of the measures and pay more attention to the public sector, especially to the health care-sector and the poor. The PvdA and the GreenLeft however also announced that they wanted to reform part of the economy and welfare system. For instance several months before the elections, Wouter Bos, the leader of Labour Party, announced that he wanted to tax the elderly pension in such a way that rich elderly would pay more taxes on their pensions than poor elderly. The Dutch pension system consists of government supplied (AOW) and mandatory self-saved pensions. It is the latter portion Bos wanted to tax progressively. The proposal led to considerable controversy, both outside and within Bos' own party. Former minister and de Volkskrant columnist Marcel van Dam wrote a critical column on 22 June concerning Bos' proposal.^[2] The second man of the Christian Democratic Appeal Maxime Verhagen used soundbites from the proposal continually to emphasise that the PvdA was an unreliable partner for the elderly.^[3] Bos later moderated his plans: only new cases would pay taxes over their pension.^[4] The ChristianUnion (in Dutch: ChristenUnie, CU) is a relatively young Dutch orthodox Protestant political party. ... < [[[[math>Insert formula here</math>The public sector is that part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the [[government </math></math></math></math> Direct administration funded through taxation; the delivering organisation generally has no specific requirement to meet commercial... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A progressive tax is a tax imposed so that the tax rate increases as the amount to which the rate is applied increases. ... De Volkskrant (literally peoples paper) is a national daily Dutch morning newspaper. ... The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch AppÃ¨l) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen (Maastricht, 14 September 1956) is a Dutch politician. ...

Immigration and integration

Immigration and integration, which had dominated the 2002 and 2003 elections, were clearly less important during these elections.

The focus was on the policy of Rita Verdonk, minister of immigration and integration, who had reduced the influx of immigrants and implemented mandatory integration courses for migrants. Verdonk's attitudes toward immigrants were again in the spotlight after her treatment of the crisis around the naturalisation of Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali caused the cabinet to fall. Drs. ... Ayaan Hirsi Ali ( ; Somali: ; born Ayaan Hirsi Magan 13 November 1969[2] in Mogadishu, Somalia) is a feminist and political writer, daughter of the Somali scholar, politician, and revolutionary opposition leader Hirsi Magan Isse. ...

In the debates one issue was especially important: the treatment of 26,000 asylum seekers which had been in legal procedures for over five years. The left-wing opposition parties PvdA, SP, GL and CU, joined by former coalition-partner D66 wanted a general pardon for this group, granting them all a residence permit. The CDA, VVD and the smaller right-wing parties of Geert Wilders and Marco Pastors opposed such a permit because it would attract illegal immigrants. Minister Verdonk claimed that she had actually already taken care of these 26,000 asylum seekers, sending many back to their own country and granting many a residence permit. Geert Wilders (born September 6, 1963 in Venlo) is a Dutch right-wing politician who is best known for his views favoring the restriction of immigration, particularly from non-Western countries, and his criticism of Islam. ... Marco Pastors (Beneden-Leeuwen, 10 September 1965) is a Dutch politician. ...

A minor issue was the ban on burqas and other face-covering clothing in public which minister Verdonk announced on November 17, 2006.^[5] The opposition Labour Party, called the law an "election ploy", and a Muslim leader described it as "a big law for a small problem."^[5] The right-wing British tabloid Daily Express campaigned for a ban on veils in 2006. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ...

Several right-wing parties, such as One NL and Party for Freedom, had campaigned extensively on the issue of immigration and integration. Wilders of the Party for Freedom wanted a halt of immigration from non-Western countries, abolish double citizenship, and stop the building of new mosques. Wilders said that the "Islamisation of the Netherlands" is a "tsunami" that needed to be stopped, "because it threatens our culture."^[6] EÃ©n NL (One NL) is a Dutch political party founded in September 2006 that is participating in the Dutch general election, 2006 led by Marco Pastors and Joost Eerdmans. ... This article is about the Party of Freedom previously known as Group Wilders. ...

The environment

The first attention to environmental issues was attracted by Greenpeace who interfered in the CDA party congress on September 30, 2006. During a speech of parliamentary chairman Maxime Verhagen, activists of Greenpeace rolled down a large sign saying "CDA chooses for 240,000 years of nuclear waste," referring to the news a day earlier that the CDA junior minister of the environment Pieter van Geel is open to new possibilities for nuclear energy in the Netherlands.^[7] Four activists were apprehended by the police afterwards.^[8]^[9]^[7] Greenpeace protest against Esso / Exxon Mobil. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen (Maastricht, 14 September 1956) is a Dutch politician. ... Greenpeace protest against Esso / Exxon Mobil. ... Petrus Leonardus Bastiaan Antonius van Geel (Valkenswaard, April 8, 1956) is a Dutch politician for the the CDA, for whom he is currently fractievoorzitter. ...

Other important events increasing the attention on environmental issues were the Stern report of the United Kingdom government and the visit of Al Gore to Amsterdam promoting his movie An Inconvenient Truth. Sir Nicholas Stern, author of the report. ... Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ... An Inconvenient Truth is an Academy Award-winning documentary film about climate change, specifically global warming, presented by former United States Vice President Al Gore and directed by Davis Guggenheim. ...

The GreenLeft focused on this issue during its campaigns and sponsored ads which read: "Who votes strategically when the polar caps are melting?"^[10] The Party for the Animals had campaigned on one issue closely related to environmental problems: the position of animals in Dutch society and especially in agriculture. The Party for the Animals (Dutch: Partij voor de Dieren) is a political party in the Netherlands with two seats in parliament. ...

Events leading up to the election

Internal elections

In the month before the fall of the cabinet two parties held internal elections on who would lead their parties in the next elections, which were scheduled for 2007. In the internal election of the conservative liberal VVD the more liberal secretary of state for science and higher education Mark Rutte beat the more conservative minister without portfolio for immigration and integration Rita Verdonk. In the internal election of the progressive liberal D66 the more radical democratic minister without portfolio for government reform Alexander Pechtold beat the more social-liberal chair of the parliamentary party Lousewies van der Laan. The Dutch liberal party, the Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) announced the results of its lijsttrekker election on 31 May 2006. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... Mark Rutte Mark Rutte (born The Hague, February 14, 1967) is a Dutch Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) politician and State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the second Balkenende cabinet. ... A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities. ... Drs. ... The Dutch social liberal party, Democrats 66 (D66), has held a lijsttrekker election for June 24, 2006. ... Democraten 66 (D66), is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ... Alexander Pechtold (born December 16, 1965) was elected president of the Dutch social liberal party Democrats 66 in 2002. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... Lousewies van der Laan is a dutch politician for the left liberal Democrats 66 party. ...

Fall of the Cabinet

The next Dutch general election was originally scheduled for May 15, 2007 as the parliament was to be dissolved on April 2, 2007. However, it was announced that elections would be held on 22 November 2006,^[1] as Prime Minister, Jan Peter Balkenende, offered the resignation of the cabinet on June 30, 2006 after one of the coalition partners, D66, withdrew their support from the cabinet the day before over Rita Verdonk's treatment of the Ayaan Hirsi Ali case.^[11]^[12] A new cabinet continued for five months as a care taker cabinet until the elections. The opposition had pressed for speedy elections because they were on a winning streak. The late date for the elections probably worked to the advantage of the CDA because in those five months the economy improved and in the past the biggest coalition partner had always come out as the biggest party if the economy blooms. A major issue in the campaigns was whether this improving economy was because of or in spite of the right-wing government. Elections in the Netherlands gives information on election and election results in the Netherlands. ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan Peter BalkenendeIPA: (born May 7, 1956) has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since July 22, 2002. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Democrats 66 (in Dutch: Democraten 66, D66, official name: Politieke Partij Democraten 66) is a Dutch progressive-liberal and radical-democratic political party. ... Drs. ... Ayaan Hirsi Ali ( ; Somali: ; born Ayaan Hirsi Magan 13 November 1969[2] in Mogadishu, Somalia) is a feminist and political writer, daughter of the Somali scholar, politician, and revolutionary opposition leader Hirsi Magan Isse. ... The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende has been in office in the Netherlands from May 27, 2003. ... Look up caretaker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Splintered Fortuynists

After the fall of the cabinet several new small right-wing parties announced that they would run. Most of these parties either came out of the remains of Pim Fortuyn's List Pim Fortuyn (LPF) or the liberal VVD. In the period before the elections the small right was characterized by a chaos of secessions, new formations and party switches. Former Rotterdam alderman Marco Pastors and member of parliament for the LPF Joost Eerdmans formed Eén NL. Party for the Netherlands was led by former LPF minister Hilbrand Nawijn, while Wilders recruited people for his new Party for Freedom, which would take part in the 2006 elections. Nawijn and Wilders formed one man parties in parliament at that time, while Eerdmans has formed the "Group Eerdmans-Van Schijndel" along with former VVD MP Anton van Schijndel. Two other LPF politicians have formed one man fractions but they have not formed their own party: Gerard van As, former leader of the LPF, and Gonny van Oudenallen, also former LPF. Margot Kraneveldt left the LPF, returned her seat to the party and joined the social-democratic PvdA. Meanwhile the LPF announced that it would also run the next elections, under the name "Fortuyn". The party is lead by Olaf Stuger, who served as member of parliament in the period 2002-2003 and returned to parliament in 2006, to replace Gerard van As. Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuyn Wilhelmus Simon Petrus (Pim) Fortuyn (pronounced ; officially spelt Fortuijn), (February 19, 1948 â€“ May 6, 2002), was a controversial, openly gay, charismatic[1] right-wing politician in the Netherlands who formed his own party Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn or LPF). ... Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn) is a political party in the Netherlands. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... Marco Pastors (Beneden-Leeuwen, 10 September 1965) is a Dutch politician. ... Bernard Johannes (Joost) Eerdmans (Harderwijk, January 9, 1971) is politician in the Netherlands, and member of the EÃ©n NL party. ... EÃ©n NL is a Dutch political party founded in September 2006 that is participating in the Dutch general election, 2006 led by Marco Pastors and Joost Eerdmans. ... Party for the Netherlands (Dutch: Partij voor Nederland) (PVN) is a Dutch right-wing Fortuynist political party founded in by Dutch parliament member Hilbrand Nawijn. ... Hilbrand Pier Anne Nawijn (Kampen, 8 August 1948) is a Dutch politician,and until the 22nd of June 2005 a member of Lijst Pim Fortuyn. ... This article is about the Party of Freedom previously known as Group Wilders. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... Gerard Pieter van As (12 November 1944) is a Dutch politician. ... Hillegonda Francisca Maria Gonny van Oudenallen (born Amsterdam, January 31, 1957) is a Dutch politician. ... Olaf Stuger Olaf Frederik Stuger (Driebergen, May 3, 1969) is a Dutch politician. ...

Exodus of prominent politicians

Several prominent politicians announced they would step down before the elections. Some commentators spoke of a large exodus.^[13] Within the liberal VVD former chair of the parliamentary party Jozias van Aartsen announced he would retire, as did his vice-chair Bibi de Vries, Frans Weisglas the current speaker of parliament, and ministers Hans Hoogervorst, Sybilla Dekker, state secretary Melanie Schultz van Haegen and Henk van Hoof. Within the CDA, ministers Cees Veerman and Karla Peijs announced they would not return, as did state secretary Clemence Ross. Both D66's current chairperson Lousewies van der Laan and her predecessor Boris Dittrich also announced they would not return. Jozias Johannes van Aartsen (born December 25, 1947 in The Hague) is a Dutch politician and member of the liberal Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). ... Bibi de Vries is a liberal member of the centrist VVD (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie] party in the Tweede Kamer, or lower chamber, of the Dutch Parliament with a national reputation. ... Frans W. Weisglas (born The Hague, August 8, 1946) is a Dutch politician for the VVD party. ... Hans Hoogervorst (19 April 1956) is the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports of the Netherlands since May 2003. ... Cees Veerman (full name: Cornelis Pieter Veerman). ... Karla Peijs (left) with director of the Dutch railways Aad Veerman Karla Maria HenriÃ«tte Peijs (born September 1, 1944 in Tilburg) is a Dutch politician of the CDA. She was minister of Transport and Waterworks in the second and third Balkenende cabinet. ... Lousewies van der Laan is a dutch politician for the left liberal Democrats 66 party. ... Boris Ottokar Dittrich (Utrecht, July 21, 1955) is a politician in the Netherlands. ...

Turkish-Dutch candidates and the Armenian Genocide

On September 26, 2006, a candidate for the Labour Party, Erdinç Saçan, was removed by his party, because he would not hold to the party stance that the Armenian Genocide was caused by the Young Turks.^[14] That same evening, the CDA announced that two of their candidates, Ayhan Tonca and Osman Elmaci, have been removed as well, because of the same issue.^[15] Both parties agreed that all their members should openly conform to the party's point of view on this sensitive human rights issue. The sensitivity over these issues was underlined when the speaker of the Turkish parliament, Bülent Arınç, in response threatened the Netherlands with diplomatic action over this incident.^[16] Namik Tan, spokesperson for the Turkish Department of Foreign Affairs said that "we are deeply worried about the one-sided approach of our ally Netherlands’ political parties on the so-called Armenian genocide as this puts a limit on the freedom of expression."^[17] Labour Party leader Wouter Bos later said that the term genocide is used too easy, and that he rather speak of the "Armenian question."^[18] is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ErdinÃ§ SaÃ§an (born in s Hertogenbosch, 12 May 1979) is an internet entrepreneur, website administrator, columnist and politician of Turkish descent for the PvdA. After studying management and data processing at the Fontys college, he established his eponymous company SaÃ§an Consultancy. ... Armenian Genocide photo. ... The Young Turks (Turkish JÃ¶n TÃ¼rkler (plural), from French Jeunes Turcs, Arabic: ØªØ±ÙƒÙŠØ§ Ø§Ù„ÙØªØ§Ø©) was a coalition of various reform groups in favor of reforming the administration of the Ottoman Empire. ... The Grand National Assembly (TÃ¼rkiye BÃ¼yÃ¼k Millet Meclisi in Turkish) is the unicameral parliament of Turkey which carries out legislative functions. ... BÃ¼lent ArÄ±nÃ§ (1948) is a Turkish politician and the 22nd Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey. ... Drs. ... Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic or national group. ...

News of possible mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners in 2003

De Volkskrant newspaper published a story just a week before the election saying that Dutch soldiers "tortured" Iraqi prisoners in Iraq, back in 2003.^[19]^[20] Defense minister Henk Kamp ordered an immediate (re-)investigation into the matter, but said that earlier information about this case did not result in the military police and Dutch public prosecutors to start a criminal investigation.^[21]^[22] Left-wing parties, such as the Labour Party (PvdA), which demanded an immediate parliamentary investigation were later rebuked by military commander Dick Berlijn, who stated that the left-wing opposition tarnished the reputation of the Dutch Department of Defense by their incriminating language, while nothing happened in Iraq.^[23] Mark Rutte, leader of the VVD, even went as far as to say that this Iraq story was a manipulation in order to influence the elections.^[24] In an open letter to De Volkskrant on the day of the Dutch elections, defense minister Kamp said the news about possible mistreatment was deceptive, and that the editor of De Volkskrant should feel being misused by the sources for this story.^[25] The Department of Defense in the mean time is demanding a rectification of the story published by De Volkskrant.^[26] De Volkskrant (literally peoples paper) is a national daily Dutch morning newspaper. ... Kamp with Donald Rumsfeld Henricus Gregorius Jozeph (Henk) Kamp (born in Hengelo, July 23, 1952) is a Dutch politician who is the current Minister of Defense in the Second Balkenende cabinet for the right-wing liberal party VVD. External links Official site Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Henk Kamp... The Labour Party (in Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) is a Dutch social-democratic political party. ...

A Dutch magazine, Elsevier, later (January 2007) reported that the no.5 candidate of the Labour Party (PvdA), Ton Heerts, "advised" the Volkskrant on how to report on the story.^[27] Elsevier is a Dutch weekly magazine with a circulation of over 140,000 copies. ...

Voting Tools

Several organisations launched a voting tool which helped voters to decide between the multitude of parties. The Institute for Public and Politics (IPP), a government agency, had the "Stemwijzer" (the "Voting-pointer"). The Stemwijzer consisted out of thirty propositions like "Citizens should elect the Prime Minister." and voters could show their support for these propositions by clicking either "agree", "don't agree" or "don't know". The Stemwijzer than showed to which extent the voters agreed with each party, showing them from most to least similarity in answers, advising the voter to vote for the party which agreed with them most.^[28] The Stemwijzer had also been made for General, European, Provincial and Municipal elections since 1989.

The Kieskompas (the "Voting Compass") which was launched by the news paper Trouw in cooperation with the Free University of Amsterdam. It was launched as competitor for the Stemwijzer. This system was supposed to give considerably more information. Here voters could show their support for thirty six propositions on a five-point scale. Next they show whether they thought the current cabinet had performed well. Finally they could show whether they saw party leaders as competent and trustworthy. The voters were shown a two-axis system (similar to a Nolan Chart and their own position and the position of each party in this chart. It stated which party was closest to them and which party was least close. It also gave them the possibility to see which coalition was closest to them and which least close.^[29] Trouw is a Dutch newspaper. ... The Vrije Universiteit is a university in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ... The Nolan Chart is a political diagram popularized by the American libertarian David Nolan. ...

Other voting tools where the "Wie Kies Jij?" (the "Who do You Vote for") of the IPP which helped find the perfect candidate by his/her age, sex, dietary habits and political experience^[30] and the Stomwijzer (the "Stupid Pointer") which mocked the StemWijzer, but still gave reasonable voting advice^[31]

De Stemming 2006

Comedian Freek de Jonge performed an 'election show' ('verkiezingsconference') on public television on the night before the elections. It was called "De Stemming 2006" (an ambiguous name which means both "The Vote 2006" and "The Mood 2006") In his ironic comedy show, which was totally focused on the elections, he ridiculed the candidates, making such a show a uniquely Dutch phenomenon. When asked whether this show would influence the upcoming elections de Jonge stated he would make a fool out of everyone, not favoring a single person. This was the second time he did such a show. The first one was in 2003, when it was the thirty-third best watched tv-programme in the Netherlands that year.^[32] This year, the show was watched by 2,016,000 viewers.^[33] Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue â€” a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance. ... Freek de Jonge, born 30 August 1944, is a Dutch cabaret performer. ...

Voting issues

Voting machine controversy

A report by action group Wij vertrouwen stemcomputers niet (We don't trust voting computers) details serious security flaws in the Nedap voting machines used in the election. The report was made public; it was described by the national TV program EenVandaag.^[34]^[35] It proved to be surprisingly easy to open the case of the voting machines. The inner casing around the electronics was only protected by a very simple lock. Thus replacements of software and even hardware were relatively easily possible (by a simple memory chip swap, meaning that the memory that holds the voting data is not encrypted). Voting machines manufactured by Nedap cover 90% of the voters in the Netherlands. Another machine is made by SDU and called "NewVote". It is based on a PC and uses a touchscreen instead of buttons. Both systems lack a paper trail, thus, when doubting the outcome a non-electronic recount is not possible. Only ten small districts still use paper and pencil. Electronic voting machine by Diebold Election Systems used in all Brazilian elections and plebiscites. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 919 KB) Source: nl:Afbeelding:Stemmen2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 919 KB) Source: nl:Afbeelding:Stemmen2. ... Nedap (N.V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek) is a dutch company buidling voting machine among other electronic solutions. ... A voting machine is a device to record and register votes to be counted as per any voting system, with or without printing a ballot for the voter to verify. ... EenVandaag (literally OneToday) is a behind-the-news show on Dutch television. ... Nedap (N.V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek) is a dutch company buidling voting machine among other electronic solutions. ... Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) or Verified Paper Record (VPR) is an independent verification system for voting machines designed to assure voters their vote was cast correctly, detect possible fraud or malfunction, and to provide a system to audit the original system. ...

Wij vertrouwen stemcomputers niet has threatened to bring minister Atzo Nicolaï to court since they are not convinced by his assurances that there will be no fraud in the upcoming election.^[36] In response to the allegations, Nicolaï introduced new security measures for the voting machines.^[37] Currently Nedap is checking all its machines for tampering, is installing new chips and software that is less easily hacked, and seals the machines with a unique metal seal.^[38] Based on inspections, on October 30^th the government decided that there was a problem with SDU voting machines, due to the fact that within a radius of 10 metres the machines could be wirelessly monitored, so that these machines could not guarantee anonymity of voting to a sufficient degree.^[39] These machines, which are in use in 35 municipalities, including Amsterdam, have to be improved or replaced with an alternative before the elections.^[40] Many municipalities, including Amsterdam, decided to switch to the traditional pen and red pencil method of voting instead of the SDU machines.^[39] Machines made by Nedap are still in use. Atzo NicolaÃ¯ (born 22 February 1960 in Delft) is a Dutch politician and the current Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations in the third Balkenende cabinet. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA) - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2] - City 219 kmÂ² (84. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA) - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2] - City 219 kmÂ² (84. ... Nedap (N.V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek) is a dutch company buidling voting machine among other electronic solutions. ...

Experiments

"Stemmen in een Willekeurig Stemlokaal" (SWS) ('voting in a random polling-booth') Because a lot of people could not vote because of problems caused by this experiment a group of citizens started procedures to nullify the results in all 311 area's where the experiment was conducted.

Another experiment is "Kiezen Op Afstand" (KOA) ('remote voting'), also called the experiment with internetstemmen (internet voting).^[41]

In an experiment in Breukelen, a voting machine was placed in a tank station. However, non-Breukelen citizens had to convert their 'voting pass' ('stempas') to an 'elector's pass' ('kiezerspas'). Breukelen is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ...

Public debates

More than during previous elections, there was a strong focus on the leaders, especially Bos of PvdA and Balkenende of CDA, regarding who of the two might become prime minister. This irritated not only other parties but also analysts who complained that elections should be about issues and parties, not about who becomes prime minister.

Radio debate

The first public election debate between the leaders of the seven largest parties was held on October 29, 2006, on public radio. Mark Rutte, whose VVD is junior partner in the third Balkenende cabinet of CDA prime-minister Jan Peter Balkenende, was worried that the CDA will choose for a coalition with the PvdA after the elections, as this, at the time of the debate, was the only two-party coalition possible according to polls. Balkenende, however, kept his options open, and did not rule out a coalition with the PvdA. The PvdA's Wouter Bos stated that he will not become a deputy prime-minister in case Balkenende leads a CDA-PvdA coalition. He will then remain as chairman of the parliamentary party.^[42] is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Publieke Omroeps logo Public-service broadcasting in the Netherlands is provided jointly by a number of broadcasting organizations under the tutelage of the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS). ... Mark Rutte Mark Rutte (born The Hague, February 14, 1967) is a Dutch Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) politician and State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the second Balkenende cabinet. ... The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende has been in office in the Netherlands from May 27, 2003. ... Jan Peter BalkenendeIPA: (born May 7, 1956) has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since July 22, 2002. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ...

RTL 4 debate

This debate took place on November 3, 2006 and was televised by RTL4. Participants were Jan Peter Balkenende and Wouter Bos. Balkenende focused on his achievements the last four years, stating "We are much better off than four years ago. We were behind in Europe and now we’re ahead but our work is not yet done."^[43] Bos felt that under Balkenende the gap between rich and poor had grown, stating "What have you asked of the wealthiest? Everybody has been asked to dig into their pockets to contribute to the economy."^[43] In an opinion poll conducted by TNS-Nipo following the televised debate, 50 percent of respondents thought Wouter Bos won the debate, against 46 percent for Jan Peter Balkenende.^[44] is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... RTL 4s new logo RTL 4 is a commercial television station in the Netherlands. ... Jan Peter BalkenendeIPA: (born May 7, 1956) has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since July 22, 2002. ... Drs. ... An opinion poll is a survey of opinion from a particular sample. ...

NOS Jeugdjournaal debate

This debate was broadcast on November 11, 2006 and was televised by the Jeugdjournaal (YouthNews) of the NOS. The debate was aimed at children from 8 to 14 years of age. Participants were top-candidates from the four parties leading the polls: Jan Peter Balkenende (CDA), Wouter Bos (PvdA), Mark Rutte (VVD) and Jan Marijnissen (SP).^[45] A poll among the young watchers after the debate showed that the Dutch children preferred Wouter Bos as the next prime minister (46%), before Marijnissen (26%), Balkenende (22%) and Mark Rutte (6%).^[46] is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeugdjournaal is a news broadcast by the Dutch public network aimed specifically at young viewers (age 9-12). ... The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS, Dutch Broadcasting Foundation) is one of the Dutch broadcasters in the Dutch public broadcasting system, Publieke Omroep. ...

EenVandaag debate

This debate took place on November 15, 2006 and was organised by EenVandaag. Participants were Jan-Peter Balkenende, Wouter Bos, Mark Rutte, Jan Marijnissen , Femke Halsema and André Rouvoet.^[47] According to an opinion poll following the debate, Jan Marijnissen won the debate.^[48] is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... EenVandaag (literally OneToday) is a behind-the-news show on Dutch television. ...

NOS debates

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Results

National summary

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Turnout

As voting has been voluntary in the Netherlands since the elections of 1971, not all voters exercise their right to vote. Parliamentary elections tend to draw between 70% and 90% turnout; the 2006 election drew a turnout of 80.1%.

Of the estimated 600,000 Dutch citizens living abroad (about 5% of all eligible voters), who have to register to be allowed to cast their vote, only 30,000 (about 0.3% of the voters) registered.^{[citation needed]} Due to this low rate of registration, votes of the Dutch living abroad will have a negligible effect on the outcome of the elections.

Seat allocation

There are two things to note about the allocation to seats: first the division of remainder seats and second the MPs elected because of preference seats.

The Netherlands uses a D'Hondt method to allocate remainder seats. In order to get more of these seats two combined lists were formed. In the distribution of these seats the Socialist Party and the GreenLeft formed one block, as did the Christian Union and the SGP. The GreenLeft-SP alliance got one rest seat, the CDA got two, the PvdA got two, D66 got one and the PVV also got one. This means that these parties are slightly overrepresented in parliament. The DHondt method (equivalent to Jeffersons method) is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ...

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In this election the number two candidate on the VVD list, Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk received a greater number of preference votes (620,555) than the party's lijsttrekker Mark Rutte (553,200). This was attributed to her greater national profile.^[50] The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... Drs. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... Mark Rutte Mark Rutte (born The Hague, February 14, 1967) is a Dutch Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) politician and State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the second Balkenende cabinet. ...

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This resulted from the CDA and PvdA removing candidates of Turkish origin from their lists because of their position on the Armenian Genocide of 1915-17. As a result the influential Turks Forum advised voters of Turkish origin to vote for Koser Kaya, who is of Turkish origin, although her position on the genocide is ambiguous.^[51] The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch AppÃ¨l) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... Armenian Genocide photo. ...

Any candidate reaching the quota (16,397 votes in this election) is elected, taking preference over other candidates on the list. This means Koser Kaya is elected, despite being at number six on the list. D66 will receive only three seats, according to its share of the national vote.

Opinion polls

In the Netherlands there are three agencies that conduct frequent polls throughout the year (usually weekly). There is usually a small difference which may be due to different sampling and surveying methods applied. From November 1st the 'Politieke Barometer' started with two polls each week, and from November 13th they increased the frequency to daily polls. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (534x616, 65 KB) Largest party per municipality: CDA PvdA SP VVD based on Image:Nederland gemeenten 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (534x616, 65 KB) Largest party per municipality: CDA PvdA SP VVD based on Image:Nederland gemeenten 2006. ...

The last polls prior to the election of the Politieke Barometer,^[2] the poll by NOVA and Interview-NSS, the TNS-NIPO polls by RTL4,^[3] and the poll by Maurice de Honds' peil.nl^[4] yield the following results:

The day before the elections, about one third of the electorate had not yet made up their minds, resulting in polls giving strongly varying results. For this reason campaigning continued on election day itself. An aspect of this was tactical voting, with SP telling PvdA voters that a strong SP would force PvdA to form a left-wing coalition, VVD saying something similar to CDA voters concerning a right-wing coalition, PvdA and CDA saying they need to be strong to prevent the other party from forming or dominating a coalition and ChristenUnie saying it has the best cards to participate in any coalition. Shortly before the elections, PvdA leader Bos showed himself more interested in the much talked about left-wing coalition of PvdA, SP and GroenLinks (possibly with ChristenUnie), which he had refused to talk about for months. Many suspected he changed his mind to stop the exodus of PvdA voters to SP. During the municipal elections earlier that year PvdA grew strong and after that they even grew to 60 seats in the polls, but after March a gradual decline had set in, almost halving the size of PvdA in the polls.

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Cabinet formation

Since no party holds an absolute majority in the Tweede Kamer, the formation of a coalition government that consists of parties whose combined fractions can propose laws that can count on a majority in the Second Chamber was necessary. This is most commonly achieved by building a coalition that has a majority; although a minority cabinet that arranges ad-hoc majorities for its proposals is possible. With the 2006 results a majority coalition requires at least three parties. After the 2006 general election, held on November 22, a process of cabinet formation has started. ... The fourth Balkenende cabinet or Balkenende IV is the current Dutch coalition cabinet. ...

Initially, negotiations for a cabinet of CDA, PvdA and SP were started, but the parties seemed unwilling to form this cabinet. Later on, negotiations for a CDA-PvdA-ChristenUnie cabinet were started. This resulted in the formation of the Fourth cabinet Balkenende. It was installed by Queen Beatrix on February 22, 2007. In the meantime the Balkenende III cabinet continued as a caretaker cabinet, which is not supposed to make new policy. The fourth Balkenende cabinet or Balkenende IV is the current Dutch coalition cabinet. ... Beatrix (born January 31, 1938 as Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld) has been the queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since April 30, 1980. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up caretaker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Reactions

In the final debate between the leaders of the major parties (CDA, PvdA, SP, VVD, PVV, GL and CU) it was pointed out that the seated government lost 9 seats and the left wing parties (PdvA, SP, GL, PvdD) won 8 seats, which was interpreted as a signal from the voters that government policy should be more social. On the right, the PVV gained 9 seats, but other parties are silent about a possible coalition with the PVV. In the debate between party leaders — after the election was over — the question was raised if any of the leaders would want a coalition with the PVV. All kept quiet. When Wilders called this a "cordon sanitaire," VVD leader Rutte responed fiercely, saying that "there is no cordon sanitaire." Rutte believes the PVV is a "one-issue party," but also pointed out that he did not exclude the PVV as coalition partner.^[52] Cordon sanitaire is a French phrase that, literally translated, means quarantine line. ...

When asked about the possibility of a CDA-PvdA-CU coalition, PvdA leader Bos responded that during the campaign the differences between CDA and PvdA have turned out to be rather big and that the big winner SP also deserves a place at the negotiating table. SP leader Marijnissen responded to this that the SP had never excluded CDA as a coalition partner, but that the CDA of the previous cabinet is not one with which the SP can enter a coalition. That, combined with the program of the CDA and the list of CDA MPs would constitute many 'road bumps' and 'bears on the road', and said he did not really want to start a coalition with this CDA program and this CDA MP list. Prime minister Balkenende responded that the CDA he wanted does not exist and that he has to enter talks with the CDA as it is now.^[53]

Marco Pastors' One NL was defeated by PVV even in his home town Rotterdam, where he had had a landslide victory at the 2002 municipal elections with his Leefbaar Rotterdam. Pastors, who himself had compared the present situation in the Netherlands with pre-war Germany, said that Wilders is too extreme for his taste, such as when speaking of a 'Tsunami of Islamisation'. He didn't want to follow him in this extremism. "I would have done myself injustice".^{[citation needed]} Marco Pastors (Beneden-Leeuwen, 10 September 1965) is a Dutch politician. ... EÃ©n NL (One NL) is a Dutch political party founded in September 2006 that is participating in the Dutch general election, 2006 led by Marco Pastors and Joost Eerdmans. ... This article is about the Party of Freedom previously known as Group Wilders. ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government - Mayor Ivo Opstelten - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1] - City 319 kmÂ² (123. ... Leefbaar Rotterdam (Livable Rotterdam) is a political party in the large Dutch city of Rotterdam. ... For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation). ... Islamicization is a neologism coined to describe the process of a societys conversion to the religion of Islam, or the increase in observance by an already Muslim society. ...

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Roger David Glover (b. ... The Butterfly Ball is a concept album and subsequent live rock opera appearing in 1974 and 1975 respectively, based on the childrens book The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper Feast. ... Marco Borsato (born on December 21, 1966 in Alkmaar, the Netherlands), is one of the most famous Dutch singers. ... Michael Phillip Mick Jagger CBE (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... Logo of BNN BNN or Barts Neverending Network (formerly Barts News Network, as a pun on Cable News Network) is a Dutch public broadcasting association supported by the Netherlands Public Broadcasting. ... Democrats 66 (in Dutch: Democraten 66, D66, official name: Politieke Partij Democraten 66) is a Dutch progressive-liberal and radical-democratic political party. ... Schiermonnikoog (Frisian: SkiermÃ»ntseach) is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. ... Marle may refer to: Marle, a character from the 1995 video game Chrono Trigger Marle, a commune in the Aisne dÃ©partement, in France Marle, a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Olst-Wijhe (q. ...

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