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The Netherlands has begun voting in the European Union Parliamentary elections. Dutch voters will provide an early litmus test for the far-right. DW has the latest.
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European flags are displayed in The HagueImage: Nick Gammon/AFP/Getty ImagesWhat you need to know
- Voters in The Netherlands are casting their ballots in the European Parliamentary elections
- Ireland goes to the polls on Friday while the other member states will vote over the weekend
- Polls are opening amid a fear of a surge in far-right parties across the bloc
Here are the latest updates from the first day of voting in the EU's parliamentary election on Thursday, June 6, 2024:
06/06/2024June 6, 2024
Polls open in The Netherlands
The Netherlands on Thursday kicked off a bloc-wide election marathon for the European Parliament.
The country is the only EU member state to start its polling so early, followed by Ireland on Friday.
Dutch voters are set to provide an early litmus test of how far right the next EU parliament might shift as surveys show that an increased number of voters are considering voting for extreme right-wing parties.
The Freedom Party (PVV) of Geert Wilders, the surprise winner of national elections last November, is projected to top the EU ballot in the Netherlands.
The PVV dropped its vow of a "Nexit" referendum on leaving the 27-member bloc but the party's manifesto remains fiercely eurosceptic.
A post-poll survey for the Netherlands will be aired Thursday night by national broadcaster NOS, giving a partial glimpse of what could come.
dvv/ab (dpa, Reuters, AFP, AP)
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