This outcome may have served as an incentive for Rutte to make every effort to maintain the unity of his coalition until its term concludes in 2025. In the provincial elections earlier this year, Rutte's party faced defeat as a populist pro-farmer party secured second place. Rutte's Cabinet is likely to continue as a caretaker government until a new administration is formed. Given the polarized and fragmented political landscape, an election for the 150-seat lower house of the Dutch parliament is expected later this year. Mark Rutte's fourth coalition government took office in January 2022 following the longest-ever coalition negotiations in Dutch political history, AP reported. Rutte will stay as PM till the new government is formed.Īlso Read | Sam Altman-OpenAI Saga: Top 10 updates you should know

The total number of votes is divided by the 150 seats and any party hitting the threshold (last election it was just under 63,000) gets a seat in parliament, AFP explained.Ĭoalition governments are usually the norm as the system and number of parties make it harder for a clear majority to be gained. The Netherlands follows a proportional voting system. Voters have from among 26 political parties to choose from.Īlso Read | Binance gets new CEO after Changpeng Zhao steps down: Who is Richard Teng? The Dutch will vote for the 150 seats in the lower chamber of parliament today November 22.Īmong the key issues among voters this election is immigration, standard of living, and the housing crisis in the Netherlands, as per an AFP report.

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