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Poll: BBB is only one seat behind VVD
The farmers' protests of the past few weeks have not turned out badly for the BoerBurgerBeweging. On the contrary, if there were elections now, Caroline van der Plas and her party would have almost as many seats as the VVD. The difference between the BBB and VVD is only one seat. This is apparent from the weekly poll by Maurice de Hond (Sunday 10 July).
With twenty seats, the BoerBurgerBeweging is closer to the VVD than ever. According to the poll, the VVD still has 21 seats left of the original 34. In the poll two weeks ago, the difference between the parties was still three seats (18 BBB, 21 VVD). The other party to gain a seat compared to two weeks ago is D66. CDA, FVD and BVNL have lost a seat.
According to the pollster, Caroline van der Plas and her party mainly steal voters from the CDA (5 seats), VVD (4 seats) and PVV (4 seats). De Hond also reports that the BBB is doing well with people who did not vote in the previous parliamentary elections.
52% of the Dutch understand farmers
Another special figure from the weekly poll by De Hond is about the understanding of the Dutch for the farmers' protests. The latest poll shows that 52% of the Dutch understand the farmers and their actions, 48% do not. There is great division among the VVD, CDA, CU and SP voters. In the parliamentary elections in 2021, the VVD and CDA voters had significantly more understanding for the farmers than the people who would now vote for these parties. At the time, the VVD's understanding of the farmers among the voters was 52% against 36% now. At the CDA it was 70% against 55% now. According to De Hond, this means that of the people who no longer opt for the VVD and the CDA, the vast majority had understanding for the farmers.
Jesse Torringa
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