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Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende's centre-right party came out first, according to the preliminary results (Photo: Wikipedia)

Commission criticises Dutch for early results publication

by Valentina Pop, Brussels,

The European Commission on Friday asked the Dutch authorities for clarification regarding the publication of preliminary results in the Netherlands ahead of 7 June, when the results of all 27 member states are supposed to be announced.

Dutch media cited preliminary results on Thursday evening after the Netherlands closed its ballot boxes, indicating an unexpected boost of the far-right, which came in second with almost 17 percent of the votes, while the ruling Christian-Democratic party...

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Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende's centre-right party came out first, according to the preliminary results (Photo: Wikipedia)

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