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Why the Dutch election matters

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11 March 2017

Episode 166

28 minutes

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The first of Europe’s big-three elections of 2017 takes place next week; in the Netherlands it is yet another test for liberal democracy. Monocle’s Steve Bloomfield is joined by Philippe Remarque, editor in chief of ‘De Volkskrant’, and Emilie van Outeren, a political journalist for ‘NRC’, to discuss why this vote matters.

11 March 2017

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