Rural populist party emerges as big winner in Dutch elections

From The Guardian - Success of Farmer-Citizen Movement in provincial vote is heavy blow to Mark Rutte’s four-party coalition

It is not just here in New Zealand that people in rural and provincial areas are flexing their power and changing the status quo.  The following extract is from The Guardian in the UK about a Dutch election result.

"A new populist party surfing a wave of rural anger at government environmental policies has emerged as the big winner in Dutch provincial elections, dealing a heavy blow to the four-party coalition of the prime minister, Mark Rutte.

The success of the Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) in Wednesday’s vote, which will determine the makeup of the senate, casts doubt over the government’s ability to pass key legislation, including its plans to slash nitrogen emissions."

IMAGE: BBB leader Caroline van der Plas is greeted at party’s office on Thursday, a day after the provincial elections. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/Rex/Shutterstock

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