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Map showing the largest party by province.

Us elections tonight. The governing centre right coalition in the netherlands has lost its senate majority after a populist party surged in provincial elections. The members of the senate are elected indirectly by the members of the provincial councils. This statistic shows the seats won in the national elections for the senate in the netherlands on the 27th of may 2019.

These elections are indirect. Previous article dutch coalition loses majority in the senate as baudet wins big. Turnout in the provincial elections was 54 percent slightly higher than the last such vote four years ago but lower than in general elections.

As far as legislation is concerned a bill adopted by the house of representatives must be approved by the senate in order to become law. The 75 members of the senate eerste kamer of the dutch parliament the states general are elected by the members of the twelve provincial councils and three electoral colleges from the caribean part of the netherlands. Feel the need to discuss the dutch senate elections.

Next article main suspect of utrecht shooting probably acted alone and will be brought to court tomorrow. Prime minister mark ruttes liberal vvd peoples party for freedom and. These elections also indirectly determine the composition of the senate.

An upstart populist party shocked the dutch political establishment by winning the most votes in provincial elections after a preliminary count in the early hours of thursday boosted by a. The elections were held on the same day as the 2019 dutch water boards elections and in the caribbean netherlands island council elections. Eerste kamer der staten generaal erste kamer dr staten eneral or simply eerste kamer erste kamer literally first chamber or sometimes senaat is the upper house of the states general the legislature of the netherlandsits 75 members are elected on lists by the members of the twelve states provincial and three caribbean.

The latter are elected directly by the dutch people. Pontificated on the state of dutch politics and why. Forum for democracy is projected to win 12 percent of the dutch votes in the european parliament election in may.