When the Dutch government fell, it was clear new elections would be held. And I received my paperwork. The actual election isn’t until the end of the month, but as a voter resident overseas I need to schedule in some time for the postal services to do their thing. So I got it sorted!
I printed out the ballot paper, and put it on the table in the bedroom. Storm Amy blew it off the table onto the floor. And there the cat got it! But the damage is not substantial. I think my vote still counts.
In recent years, elections have not yielded anything I liked. But there is always hope! The second party on the list is the fairly new, but also quite veteran, party which is a combination of Dutch Labour, and a green party founded in the early 90s. I really hope they end up the biggest, and they can go and form a government. It's not excessively likely! But one can dream…
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