EDIT: See also the comments below which give some other aspects regarding this election and the involved parties from (probably Dutch) frens.
"AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A farmers' protest party shook up the political landscape in the Netherlands on Wednesday, emerging as the big winner in provincial elections that determine the make-up of the Senate.
A first exit poll projected BBB won 15 of a total of 75 seats in the Senate, which has the power to block legislation agreed in the Lower House of parliament, with the VVD dropping from 12 to 10 seats.
The meteoric rise of BBB is a major blow for Rutte's governing coalition, casting doubt over its aim to drastically cut nitrogen pollution on farms, the single issue upon which BBB was founded in 2019.
Rutte's government, in its fourth consecutive term since 2010, has dropped to a 20% approval rating, its lowest in a decade. ..."
https://twitter.com/ChrisPalm17/status/1636278626638262272
The new farmers party BBB got really many votes. Also/mainly because of the nitrogen crisis. The Dutch people protest against the nitrogen policy of the government and choose in big numbers the side of the farmers.
(VVD is from Mark Rutte) (BBB is a new party)
Map showing the election results in The Netherlands:
https://twitter.com/JMCASTILLABARO/status/1636278083220062208
"This map represents what has just happened in the #Dutch #elections. It is the big victory of the farmer’s political party, the #BBB @BoerBurgerB.
Will this influence today's vote in the #Envi @EUCouncil?
🚨 Our farmers are not industrial plants! 🚨 "
Thinking about this at a deeper level is so fucked. So called “elected” governments are forcing policies on populations that people don’t even want. In what world can a brand new party rise out of nowhere with their only platform being to oppose a singular policy of the current regime and win on that alone. Furthermore, how on Earth can an elected body implement and pass legislation so far away from what people want that an entire unknown political entity can not only rise but win just by opposing it. Isn’t it scary that we’re in a place where governments are doing the exact opposite of what their constituents want? I mean, it’s not new practice but the egregiousness of something so controversial that it allows angry farmers to form governments and win? Like wake up people. This is not normal
THIS!!!