The Netherlands faces difficult coalition talks and potential complications for its position on the EU stage after Wednesday's elections saw huge gains for leftists and the far-right, with prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende scoring a victory over Labour.
Although polls had been pointing to a last-minute neck and neck race between Mr Balkenende's Christian Democrats and the opposition Labour party, results with almost all votes counted showed the Christian Democrats far ahead winning 41...
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