The vote begins today in a Dutch general election that follows a major government scandal and rigid blocking conditions that have sparked serious disorder.
Correspondent for The Guardian in Europe, Jon Henley, account Anushka Asthana what The Mark Rutte’s government resigned en masse in January, Prime Minister, after admitting that he disapproved tens of thousands of citizens who were unjustly accused of cheating the child benefit system. A parliamentary report described how people from ethnic minorities were particularly singled out and asked to repay tens of thousands of euros.
But despite this scandal and a second strict blockade, pre-election polls show little appetite among voters for a radical change in government. Rutte, who remained as an interim after the cabinet resigned, is expected to remain in office in any new coalition.
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