Christian Democrats Gain in Dutch Voting
236520
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's center-right Christian Democrats had a clear lead Wednesday over the leftist Labor Party, early returns suggested _ but not enough for a majority in the next parliament.Comment
254269
Dutch voters cast ballots in a general election with polls predicting the centre-right party of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende will emerge with the most seats but well short of a majority.
183064
Election gains made by German far-right parties have been described as a &quot;catastrophe&quot; by some politicians. The National Democratic Party (NPD), once compared to Hitler&#39;s Nazi party, achieved its best result since 1969 by winning 9% of the vote in Saxony.
539107
Opinion polls in Holland say if elections were held today right-wing politician Geert Wilders would win 26 out of 150 seats in parliament -- which would give him control of its second-largest block of seats.
360381
A Dutch political party formed by a group of paedophiles is unlikely to run in elections due to a lack of support.
204229
AMSTERDAM - The Dutch Christian Democrats held on to power in a parliamentary election but face a battle to form a coalition government after support shifted away from centrist parties to the ...Comment
123889
Slain right wing politician Pim Fortuyn has been voted the greatest Dutchman of all time by television viewers in the Netherlands.
314336
The Democratic front runners are leading their party's crusade to win over religious voters
761198
Germany's governing Social Democrats emerged from local elections in the country's most populous state Sunday trailing well behind the conservative opposition in projections, but party leaders were relieved they avoided major new losses.
252627
Belgium's prime minister conceded defeat Sunday on behalf of his coalition of Liberals and Socialists in general elections that saw the Christian Democrats end eight years in opposition with major gains.
431111
The Dutch centre-right coalition battled to hold on to power in an election on Wednesday against leftist rivals who could water down pro-business policies and be more conciliatory on immigration.
411265
Following similar votes in Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic and Austria, the Netherlands woke up from elections this week that yielded no clear winner and promises a prolonged period of political drift and uncertainty.
684878
AMSTERDAM -- For years, W.B. Kranendonk was a lone ranger in Dutch politics -- the editor of an orthodox Christian newspaper in a nation that has legalized prostitution, euthanasia, abortion and  same-sex marriage and allows the personal use of marijuana.
301217
A Dutch animal rights party has become the first animal interest group to enter a European parliament, the group said on its Web site on Thursday, after winning two seats in the country's general election.
729158
Democracy candidates picked up at least one more seat in parliament, according to exit polls.
4658
A right-wing politician without a party is more popular with Dutch voters than the ruling party as the traditionally liberal and tolerant Netherlands suffers a wave of sectarian violence.
608736
Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt appears set for defeat in Sunday&#39;s general election, with the Christian Democrats poised to regain power after eight years in opposition, according to the latest opinion poll.