The Dutch Election Explained: How the Netherlands Can Shape Europes' Future - TLDR News

Next week the Netherlands is heading to the polls. Their election for the countries second chamber will likely completely change the countries political maths, shifting the governing coalition and the countries leadership. In this video we explain who's in the running, what the result's likely to be and what all of this means for the future of Europe.

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[rikr]

I am very impressed that TLDR was able to explain the major Dutch parties in such a short time.

[emieldhondt]

Impossible coalition puzzle *laughs in belgian*

[einstijn]

12:02 "Out of the center left coalition, the CDA might actually be the largest"
D66: And I took that personally

[ngamer]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate that Merkel's four terms didn't fit on the slide so they just cut of 2 or 3 years :'D

[minimodecimomeridio]

I have a suggestion for you guys: when you make these videos about politics in EU countries I think you should also mention what European party these national parties belong to. In this way the viewer can understand better the position of each party in relation to the EU

[SamruaiKiwi]

As an American who is sick and tired of a two-party system, seeing all of these parties and trying to understand their policies is both exhilarating and overwhelming.

[KevinReijnders]

The irony of Rutte and the VVD complaining about the market mechanics in healthcare, when it was he who implemented them.

[elekingi]

I saw it was going to be a video about the dutch ellections, I click and it starts with Mark Rutte talking. I thought, that is not how they usually do their videos by immediately throwing the viewers into the subject. It took a couple of seconds to realize it was just the starting ad (based in the Netherlands so that happens).

[guybrushthreepwood]

The great thing about Dutch multy-party elections is everyone gets to feel like a loser

[tiaxanderson]

P.S. you didn't really talk about *how* this could impact the EU...

One big thing is that the VVD is leaning *heavily* into Rutte becoming the PM if they win. Their whole campaign is basically; "We have Rutte, you like Rutte, vote VVD". So if the scandals and other things causes his political career to collapse, the VVD is set to lose a massive amount of support.

[napoleonibonaparte]

Voters: So are you left or right?
PVV: *Yesn’t.*

[dqh]

the right VVD party is in some ways more left than like half the dems in America. LMAO

[nouta]

"The Dutch system is quite unique". Isn't proportional representation the dominant voting system in Europe? It's your British system that's unique.

[SanderSwart]

As a dutchman I need to say you have done an excellent job puzzling this out. Even nuances are well placed. Almost thinking you have a dutchman on your research team. This is difficult to get as most of it is in dutch and very difficult to translate! Well done

[waasar]

I love how this video didn't actually touch upon how the Dutch election could impact Europe's future at all

[realnoahsimpson]

me: walks into a polling station in the Netherlands

“here u go, sir”

me: is that a bible?

“no, it’s your ballot paper

— good luck.”

[Jlnkht]

Watching this video as a Dutchie in election time means: getting 8 political ads during this video. 😅🙈

[maxxammax]

Scrolled for some time and since I did not see it yet:

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[MrDaantjuh]

As a Dutchie I have to say this video was very well done, only thing is you forgot to mention the other 20 smaller parties lol

[naturallyinterested]

Haha! Nobody expects the Dutch Coalition!