by Anna Holligan & Paul Kirby In The Hague and London

BBC

March 16, 2023

A farmers’ party has stunned Dutch politics, and is set to be the biggest party in the upper house of parliament after provincial elections.

The Farmer-citizen movement (BBB) was only set up in 2019 in the wake of widespread farmers’ protests.

But with most votes counted they are due to win 15 of the Senate’s seats with almost 20% of the vote.

“This isn’t normal, but actually it is! It’s all normal citizens who voted,” said leader Caroline van der Plas.

The BBB aims to fight government plans to slash nitrogen emissions harmful to biodiversity by dramatically reducing livestock numbers and buying out thousands of farms.

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    • Totally agree Pastors & Truckers Party. Or, Patriotic Pastors and Truckers Party. Definitely NOT PPC, anyone that has been a politician in any of the parties should not be put in they have all been corrupted.

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