Dutch elections: today right wing populists will suffer their first defeat

[Abdalla]

The turnout is very high in the Netherlands, which is a bad sign for populists. They usually win because their electorate is quite active and others aren't bothered to show up. The turnout is already 10% higher than last elections.





The ballot boxes are full

After Brexit and Trump, it's time for them to be humbled in the Netherlands, and after few weeks in Germany and France.

In 2.5 hours the voting stations will be closed and we will have the first exit polls.

 

[Hassan Garguute Buldanana]

Keeping an eye on this, do somalis vote there?

 

[waraabe]

when do the polls close and when will the results start coming in

 

[somebody]

The turnout is very high in the Netherlands, which is a bad sign for populists. They usually win because their electorate is quite active and others aren't bothered to show up. The turnout is already 10% higher than last elections.





The ballot boxes are full

After Brexit and Trump, it's time for them to be humbled in the Netherlands, and after few weeks in Germany and France.

In 2.5 hours the voting stations will be closed and we will have the first exit polls.

If Geert Wilder's Freedom party wins, what does this mean for the Muslim population in the Netherlands? How effective will his party be? I read that they won't be having that much power in the parliament because the other parties will not be willing to work with them.

 

[Hassan Garguute Buldanana]

If Geert Wilder's Freedom party wins, what does this mean for the Muslim population in the Netherlands? How effective will his party be? I read that they won't be having that much power in the parliament because the other parties will not be willing to work with them.

He will need to find a coalition to form a government but no mainstream party want to do it.

 

[Burhan]

Update us please. I tried earlier to pull up some articles regarding this and saw the results weren't in. I even read about their new popular Justin Tradue look alike called Jesse Klaver and watched some clips of him. He is rising young star in Dutch politics with a promise. He has my support as a Somali American. We plan to set the tide against and push back on white racism all over the world. There is no race who has done more harm to mankind than these colorless beasts. Apologies to my white friends who aren't reading.

 

[Steamdevolopment]

If Geert Wilder's Freedom party wins, what does this mean for the Muslim population in the Netherlands? How effective will his party be? I read that they won't be having that much power in the parliament because the other parties will not be willing to work with them.

In Holland like most proportional system of voting a government needs a coalition consisting of a majority to run the country. Geert Wilder's party is among the top three most vote earning but it looks like no party will get more than 20 %, and he can't form coallation to propose his legalstive agenda, so he could win the battle (election) but lose the war (becoming pm).

However, he might win the war because most parties have adopted some element of his hard-right attitude towards Muslims, so either way he wins.

 

[Steamdevolopment]

The turnout is very high in the Netherlands, which is a bad sign for populists. They usually win because their electorate is quite active and others aren't bothered to show up. The turnout is already 10% higher than last elections.





The ballot boxes are full

After Brexit and Trump, it's time for them to be humbled in the Netherlands, and after few weeks in Germany and France.

In 2.5 hours the voting stations will be closed and we will have the first exit polls.

Who did you vote for and how many votes do you think they will get?

 

[oday1kenobi]

Thank sultan erdogan for stirring up things even if the Dutch reaction went overboard. (halting the plane)

Turkey's actions may possibly sway the people to vote for right/far-right parties which if elected, will make life that much harder for diaspora Turks in NL. (which i could care less about lol)

Just hope my fellow somaliwalahis turnout, vote and pray for the best.

ameen

 

[Steamdevolopment]

Y'all ballot is out of this world

 

[somebody]

In Holland like most proportional system of voting a government needs a coalition consisting of a majority to run the country. Geert Wilder's party is among the top three most vote earning but it looks like no party will get more than 20 %, and he can't form coallation to propose his legalstive agenda, so he could win the battle (election) but lose the war (becoming pm).

However, he might win the war because most parties have adopted some element of his hard-right attitude towards Muslims, so either way he wins.

Do you think that he will achieve in closing the mosques in the Netherlands?

 

[Abdalla]

Keeping an eye on this, do somalis vote there?

Yes, at least the ones I know. I saw couple of odayaal at the voting station. They are this year voting for two Turkish MPs that left the labour parliament. Everyone is angry, angry white men, angry blacks, angry muslims. There are former prime ministers, prominent politicians that are not voting for their parties. Buuq.com

In every televised debate, Somalis are used as an example or failed immigration policy, with the highest unemployment rate of every ethnic group

when do the polls close and when will the results start coming in

The voting stations close at 9pm, 8pm UK time. The first exit polls follow within 1 hour.

If Geert Wilder's Freedom party wins, what does this mean for the Muslim population in the Netherlands? How effective will his party be? I read that they won't be having that much power in the parliament because the other parties will not be willing to work with them.

Every party refused to work with him, and he will never work with certain left wing parties. But the protocol is that the biggest party is allowed to begin the negotiations with other parties to form a cabinet coalition. Since nobody wants to work with him, that formation period is just a waste of time. The political field is so fragmented that in order to

form a coalition, there should be at least 4 parties involved. People expect the same situation as in Belgium few years ago, they needed 15 months to form a cabinet.

The biggest implication of Wilders winning is that it might cause a domino effect for populist parties, and spread to Germany and France. His victory might give them a momentum. And nobody wants to wake up in a country wherein Wilders is the biggest. But he doesn't want to be part of the cabinet. He was part of the previous cabinet and they didn't more than a year, and he was crushed in the following elections. Going from 25 seats to 15 seats.

Update us please. I tried earlier to pull up some articles regarding this and saw the results weren't in. I even read about their new popular Justin Tradue look alike called Jesse Klaver and watched some clips of him. He is rising young star in Dutch politics with a promise. He has my support as a Somali American. We plan to set the tide against and push back on white racism all over the world. There is no race who has done more harm to mankind than these colorless beasts. Apologies to my white friends who aren't reading.

Yes Klaver is very promising, and the future belongs to him. He is just 32 years old. The supporters of his party are the only ones that want more refugees. He is expected to have 15-20 seats, they have currently 5 seats. He will be the biggest winner.

 

[Steamdevolopment]

Do you think that he will achieve in closing the mosques in the Netherlands?

No, it breaks with Netherland's constitution, and furthermore it breaks with EU charter of rights, which he bound by as long Netherland's is a member of the EU, and it would violate the European declaration of human rights and its article 9, 1 section, which Netherland's is bound by too.

At best he and the parties supporting his policies can get restrictions non-eu immigrants and be more restrictive with granting permanent but refugees are guaranteed rights and protections by the refugee convention, which the Netherland's has ratified and won't unilaterally break.

 

[Abdalla]

Do you think that he will achieve in closing the mosques in the Netherlands?

He wants to forbid the Koran too. His election program was 1 page, literally one a4 sheet, others released a book

 

[LittleNileRiver]

I have a feeling Wilders will do very well tonight!

 

[Burhan]

He wants to forbid the Koran too. His election program was 1 page, literally one a4 sheet, others released a book

People like him are the best preachers of Islam. The more negativity and in the news Islam remains, the likelihood of many Dutch looking into their supposed enemy's book.


This kind of rhetoric is how America now ended up with over hundred thousand Spanish American Muslim converts. They even now have Muslim Day At Capital in Texas of all places in America American Evangelicals are shocked of the results of their Anti Islam work.

 

[Abdalla]

Who did you vote for and how many votes do you think they will get?

I voted for the labour party because their front man put Wilders in his place during the last TV debate. The Turkish didn't even show up. What a coward.

 

[arawelo 2.0]

In every televised debate, Somalis are used as an example or failed immigration policy, with the highest unemployment rate of every ethnic group

there's less than 40,000 Somalis in holland. how the hell did we bring bad attention to ourselves there too?

 

[Steamdevolopment]

there's less than 40,000 Somalis in holland. how the hell did we bring bad attention to ourselves there too?

It is more noticeable when you're a small group

 

[Abdalla]

there's less than 40,000 Somalis in holland. how the hell did we bring bad attention to ourselves there too?

Check pm