Wednesday 12 September 2012
The Netherlands heads to the polls
Campaign posters in front of the Dutch Parliament in The Hague ahead of general elections
Campaign posters in front of the Dutch Parliament in The Hague ahead of general elections
Reuters/Michael Kooren
By Jan van der Made

The Netherlands is holding general elections today, but none of the participating parties are expected to secure an absolute majority. The political landscape will be dominated by around six parties ranging from the left to the extreme right. RFI spoke to Kees Aarts, a Dutch political analyst, about the traps of coalition politics, the threat of the extreme right and how immigration ceased to be a major issue in Dutch politics.

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