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What you need to know about a snap Dutch election

An employee installs an election sign showing Dutch leader of far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) and top candidate Geert Wilders in a street for the upcoming House of Representatives elections in The Hague on October 6, 2025. [AFP]

The Dutch head to the polls on October 29 for a snap election after a shaky ruling coalition collapsed due to a row over immigration.

The vote in the EU's fifth-largest economy and major global exporter will be closely watched in Europe, where far-right parties have made significant electoral gains.

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