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The polarised nature of the Dutch party system and the volatility of the electorate ensure that any 'victory for the centre' is likely to be short-lived. | EUROPP
Why do people think the Netherlands is a particularly progressive country? I look at politics there and online and it seems to me like a quite right-wing and conservative country, possibly one
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The polarised nature of the Dutch party system and the volatility of the electorate ensure that any 'victory for the centre' is likely to be short-lived. | EUROPP
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