Netherlands snap election

Dutch voters cast their ballots on November 22 in a snap parliamentary election called after prime minister Mark Rutte resigned in July following the failure to agree on migration policy
            
1  17%
2  19%
3  16%
4  12%

1 Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius: Leader of People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Introduce two-tier refugee system, abolish permanent residency, allow citizenship only after 10 years, curb rents, boost house building. Has not ruled out coalition with far right PVV

2 Pieter Omtzigt: Former Christian Democrat MP’s new anti-establishment New Social
Contract (NSC) aims to cut immigration, reform taxes and improve financial security for low-income families.
Omtzigt says he could form coalition with other two main parties but not with far right
    
3 Frans Timmermans: Leftist Green-Labour alliance (GL/PvdA).

Timmermans wants to reduce Dutch greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2030 – above 55% EU target – increase minimum wage and introduce new top rate income tax

4 Geert Wilders: Far-right, anti-Islam
Party for Freedom (PVV) always scores well but has until now been shut out of coalitions.
PVV advocates halt in asylum seekers and opting out of EU and UN treaties on refugees and asylum
      

Sources: The Guardian, Politico Poll of Polls Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS