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Elske van den Hoogen

@elskevdhoogen.bsky.social
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Import Amsterdammer || Lecturer/Postdoc Political Communication @ascor.bsky.social || PhD from @essb-erasmusuni010.bsky.social || Public opinion, EU, elections, disinfo & AI || Social scientist

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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 17h
Ok. Very concerning. Worst timeline, yet again... The panel: "explored how Europe’s disinformation community could rebuild resilience without Washington, and is the first time the conference appears to have entertained the idea that the US could be a disinformation actor in Europe".
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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Do parties & voters agree on EU exit referendums? @acgoldberg.bsky.social & @alessandronai.bsky.social examine 10 countries, showing parties are more opposed than voters, with gaps narrowing as issue salience rises. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/p6gswBf @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #EuropeanPolitics
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The fracture between citizens and elites on European integration remains understudied, most notably when it comes to specific issues. One of these issues, particularly salient in the aftermath of Brexit, is holding further European Union exit referendums across the Union. While regularly floated by (Eurosceptic) parties for electoral purposes, it remains unclear to what extent parties and citizens agree to actually hold European Union exit referendums. We examine the relationship between party and citizen stances on this issue in 10 European Union member states, leveraging original cross-country survey data and expert survey data on parties’ positions, both collected in 2019. The results show that parties tend to be more against holding a European Union exit referendum than their voters, less so the more extreme parties. Moreover, higher media saliency correlates with greater party–voter congruence, and the issue is more polarised among the electorate than at the party level.
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We're living in the worst timeline.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Looks like dramatic results in #Brazil 🇧🇷. The far right is ahead in Presidency, Senate, and House. The right-wing turn in Latin America is beyond the breaking point. The only question now is: how far right will it go?
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That AI has entered the political realm is not a question anymore. But how did that come to be? Tomorrow evening I will discuss this w/ @kimonkieslich.bsky.social @lsfenner.bsky.social @theolenoir.bsky.social @dmugge.eurosky.social Interested? Please sign up below (or watch the stream).
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The AI Blow-up. How the “Technology of the Future” turned into a political battleground
Until recently, AI was to be found everywhere except for political debates. Almost everyone agreed that AI was the key to future prosperity, and that a thriving society needed more of it. That has cha...
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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🌊 #IlliberalWave No50 🗳️ Sweden's election blocked the populist #SwedenDemocrats' route into government 🤝 But Vera Tika argues that far-right normalisation isn't automatically reversed by electoral defeat. Once institutionalised, #illiberal change acquires a political life of its own bit.ly/4hkWzSy
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🌊 Far-right setbacks do not reverse illiberal change
Sweden's election defeated the Tidö bloc and blocked the Sweden Democrats' route into government. Yet the restrictive political settlement they helped construct may endure. Vera Tika argues that far-r...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026
British PM Andy Burnham has made clear that an attempt to rejoin the EU could be among the options his government considers as it eyes a fundamental shift in the country’s relationship with the bloc.
politico.eu
UK’s Burnham says he’ll consider push to rejoin EU
The British prime minister said Labour ”could go all the way“ as it mulls what’s possible a decade on from the Brexit referendum.
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anthropic notes their AI models could “resist shutdown,” “conceal or manipulate information” and behavior “resembling blackmail'". Did they forget they control the guardrails of said models? What in the late stage capitalism is this: invest in this product that *may* end humanity!?
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 28/09/2026
“Same goes for the claims that these companies are already profitable… [essentially] the companies are claiming that they are so cool that their profitability can only be measured using a novel, secret form of mathematics.” www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
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Cory Doctorow: AI’s big beasts aren’t really scared of their products. They’re scared of their competition
The US giants would love to stop battling each other and be protected from China – and they might have hit on just the narrative to make that possible, writes our tech columnist
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well said🙏
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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 24/09/2026
*extremely tired voice*AI agents don't "go rogue". They are not sentient; they don't have agency. They work within guardrails set by humans. If the humans are so shit at building secure sandboxes for the agents to work within, that's on the humans. Stop using this framing.
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Duarte Amaro @duarteamaro.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New paper in @jeppjournal.bsky.social! With @leandrebenoit.bsky.social, we find that mainstream parties become more Eurosceptic as radical right support rises (whether in past elections or opinion polls), but only when the radical right is in parliament. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Different signals, same message? Evidence of mainstream accommodation of the radical right on European integration using parliamentary speeches
What drives mainstream parties’ reactions to the success of the radical right? Existing research shows that mainstream parties respond by moving closer to the radical right but most studies focus o...
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How does AI impact the political realm? How does it impact democracy? With @kimonkieslich.bsky.social, @lsfenner.bsky.social, @theolenoir.bsky.social and @dmugge.eurosky.social, I will be discussing all things AI & Politics at Spui25 on the 6th of October. Interested? Please sign up below.
spui25.nl
The AI Blow-up. How the “Technology of the Future” turned into a political battleground
Until recently, AI was to be found everywhere except for political debates. Almost everyone agreed that AI was the key to future prosperity, and that a thriving society needed more of it. That has cha...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14/09/2026
A record proportion of British voters now have an unfavorable view of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage, according to polling firm YouGov.
politico.eu
Record number of Brits have unfavorable view of Nigel Farage
YouGov’s tracker finds 69% of Brits have an unfavorable view of the Reform UK leader — the highest it’s ever recorded.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Update; election results are in and as suspected the results are very tight. Currently, the social/left bloc holds 176 mandates whilst the right/liberal/populist holds 173 mandates. Final counting is expected to be finalised by Wednesday. /1
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In Brno for @ecreaeu.bsky.social #ecc26! Great panels and fantastic presentations so far. Looking forward to the rest of the conference (& presenting tomorrow at 9am ;))
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Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Truly wild to have lived through moral panics about teenagers wearing hoodies and Muslim women wearing the head dress to now experience 'but is a large group of organised far right activists in balaclavas really that scary'
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LSE European Politics @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Iceland's EU referendum was not so much a rejection of Europe as a refusal to find out what potential EU membership would involve. ✍ @drspguerra.eurosky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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Iceland’s EU referendum – why voters stuck with the status quo
Iceland's EU referendum result was not so much a rejection of Europe as a refusal to find out what potential EU membership would involve.
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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Binnenkort houdt @progressiefned.bsky.social een referendum over bij welke Europese familie het zich aansluit: @europeangreens.eu (EGP) of sociaal-democraten @pes.eu. Op @stukroodvlees.bsky.social onderzoek ik bij welke club de nieuwe fusiepartij inhoudelijk aansluit stukroodvlees.nl/staat-progre...
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Staat Progressief Nederland dichter bij de Europese Groenen of de Europese Sociaal-Democraten? - StukRoodVlees
De vorming van Progressief Nederland uit GroenLinks en de PvdA was een grote stap in het Nederlandse politieke landschap. Vanaf 1 juli is er één partij met één beginselprogramma, één politiek leider, ...
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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
65:3 🐟️ Pics or it didn't happen! 📱 @olgaeisele.bsky.social, @hdnrch.bsky.social & @phoebemaares.bsky.social look at a decade of EU social media posts to show that how images are used strongly shapes user engagement 🤳
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Pics or it didn’t happen! EU institutions’ visual communication and user engagement on Facebook and Instagram | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Pics or it didn’t happen! EU institutions’ visual communication and user engagement on Facebook and Instagram - Volume 65 Issue 3
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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 07/07/2026
‘Polarization’ has become the master concept for diagnosing our current democratic crisis. But this is not polarization. It is the radicalization of the political right. By misdiagnosing it, we risk becoming complicit in the crisis. 🧵 Just out in Perspectives on Politics doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🚨🚨Europeans are increasingly pessimistic about the state of the world, but their belief in the #EU is riding high. A #Eurobarometer survey found 74 % of citizens reckon their country has benefited from being part of the EU. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/euro...
politico.eu
Europeans embrace EU amid growing gloom about world, survey finds
Eurobarometer reports increased pessimism about the future of the world — but not the EU.
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Katjana Gattermann @kgattermann.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Looking forward to the 1st @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast this week! #EPSS2026 @kenbenoit.bsky.social & I organise the Political Communication Section covering 17 panels & a wide range of exciting and highly topical subjects. Do come along 😀⬇️ Full programme: tinyurl.com/47eu732s
The picture shows an overview of all panels relating to the political communication section. The full programme can be found here: https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/homepage
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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
According to the most recent Global Gender Gap report published by the WEF, the Netherlands has dropped from 28th to 43rd place in the rankings. The low ranking is mostly due to only two of the index’s metrics – economic and political representation.
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Clear 🧵 from @jeppjournal.bsky.social about the special issue on the last European Parliament Elections. Fabulous guest editors @sarahobolt.bsky.social, Popa and van der Brug. Happy to contribute with an article led by excellent colleagues @kgattermann.bsky.social and @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social
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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
@kgattermann.bsky.social, @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social & @claesdevreese.bsky.social: The role of far-right party performance in shaping disinformation concerns of European voters: evidence from the 2024 European Parliament elections 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Lisa Herbig @lisaherbig.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I'm very happy to share our newest publication! 🛂 Internal border controls are back across the EU. 🗣️ And they require public justification. In this article, we analyze a decade of German government communication (2013–2023) to examine how border policies are publicly justified.
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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
See if you can spot in the new UKIP party logo the slight, nuanced, extremely veiled visual nods to historical political symbols en vogue circa 1940
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Corinna Oschatz @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🫵WE WANT YOU 🎓 Are you interested in political communication, negative campaigning, and social norms? Are you experienced in quantitative methods? Do you have good rain clothes? Then our postdoc position might be just for you: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas
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Vacancy — Postdoc: "Role of Social Norms and Norms Transgression in the Acceptance of Negative Campaigning"
<p><span>Are you passionate about political communication, election campaigns, and quantitative empirical research? The Amsterdam School of Communication Research is seeking a highly motivated Postdoc for the research project<em> ‘That’s (not) appropriate’– Role of Social Norms and Norm Transgression in Voters’ Acceptance of Negative Campaigning, </em></span><span>led by Dr. Corinna Oschatz.</span></p>
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
WTF are we doing here, BBC?
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Dimiter Toshkov @dtoshkov.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
My study of 🇪🇺 public opinion is now published! Check it out if you want to know how attitudes towards European integration really covary with political ideology, which policy views predict EU support, and how party positions structure public opinion. www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
cogitatiopress.com
Political Ideology, Policy Attitudes, and Public Support for European Integration | Article | Politics and Governance
Dimiter Toshkov
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Mariëlle Wijermars @mariellew.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Great opportunity at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social: we have 4-year postdoc position on disinformation and European democracy. Possible disciplinary focus includes, e.g., political science and computational social science. Interdisciplinary approaches to disinformation are encouraged.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
Post-doctoral researcher in Disinformation and European Democracy (4-year)
Post-doctoral researcher in Disinformation and European Democracy (4-year)
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Nikki Sterkenburg @sterknikki.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
"Voer een kritisch debat over organisatie, programmering en journalistieke keuzes, maar wel met feiten, niet met verdachtmakingen. Een instituut opbouwen is veel moeilijker dan het afbreken. Termen als 'activisme' en 'staatsomroep' zijn ongefundeerd, misleidend en schadelijk."
Screenshot van het artikel
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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna! ⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025 wratil.eu/files/MULTIR... 1/4 🧵
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Mmmh. Yes, Jetten/D66 had a great election and is the largest (mid size) party. But at the same time far right cemented its vote share, just shared across more parties than Wilders/PVV. Important nuance for the 🇳🇱 elections. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
economist.com
The Dutch choose optimism over anti-immigrant populism
Rob Jetten fends off Geert Wilders
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
@ernesto-deleon.com
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Excitement, tension, bingo and great insights from my fellow PolComm colleagues - think that describes our election event in CREA quite well. Great way to count down to the exitpolls! @markboukes.bsky.social @favstats.eu @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabomm.bsky.social @corinnaoschatz.bsky.social
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
When the dust settles after Dutch elections, reflections will come on political dynamics, but it is also a time to reflect on the role of: - talk shows - stop on online ads - influencer content on Insta and TikTok - platform fragmentation - dynamics of polls - AI content and slob - news avoidance
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Gijs Schumacher @gijsschumacher.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Dat de positieve campagne van D66 gewerkt heeft is eigenlijk niet verrassend. Kiezers van links tot rechts hebben de voorkeur dat hun partijleider positieve emoties gebruikt en minder negatieve emoties. De data hieronder uit drie surveys laten dit zien (grootste partijen op dat moment). [1/2]
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Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · 30/10/2025
Er wordt nu steeds gesproken over de grootste partij die het voortouw zou mogen nemen in de formatie. Dat is zwaar aangezet, in het verleden is een verkenner benoemd op voordracht van de grootste partij. Maar dat is een gebruik, geen regel. Als een (ruime) meerderheid iets anders wil, kan dat.
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Ja waarschijnlijk idd, maar zelfs voor zwevende kiezers liggen deze partijen toch behoorlijk uit elkaar
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
De hypotheekrenteaftrek willen behouden zorgt duidelijk voor veel vergevingsgezindheid bij vvd stemmers 🥲
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Echt goede toevoeging van Rachid inderdaad op de NOS! Zeker in deze context
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Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · 29/10/2025
Weinig verhuld racisme van een 'gewone' line-dancende kiezer op NPO1. "Maar dat is gewoon mijn mening. Dat mag je gewoon zeggen".
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Elske van den Hoogen @elskevdhoogen.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
De pipeline van PVV naar D66 blijft me verbazen. 7% is niet niks. Impact van de debatten?
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21/10/2025
The Dutch data protection watchdog has warned voters not to ask artificial intelligence chatbots for voting advice ahead of the country's general election next week.
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Don’t let AI chatbots tell you how to vote, Dutch authorities warn voters
Far-right PVV and GreenLeft-Labor were overrepresented as suggested picks, in a test of how four chatbots gave voter advice.
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Chatbots offer explicit vote advice ahead of elections. A simple prompt leads to receiving an advice for the Dutch October 29 elections ⬇️ The Dutch Data Protection Authority concluded: AI chatbots are not transparent, they are not auditable, and providers should prevent use as vote advice.
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Lisa Westerveld 🌱 @lisawesterveld.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Nou nee, dat mag niet. Een school moet een veilige plek zijn voor álle leerlingen. Dat staat ook in de wet. Het afwijzen van homoseksuele relaties geeft de boodschap dat iemand niet zichzelf mag zijn. Dat mag niet én is ronduit schadelijk. nos.nl/nieuwsuur/co...
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CDA-leider Bontenbal: religieus onderwijs mag botsen met grondrecht van gelijkheid
Dat religieuze scholen homoseksuele relaties afwijzen, is volgens CDA-leider Henri Bontenbal nu eenmaal een gevolg van de vrijheid van onderwijs. Daar wil hij niet aan tornen. "Een andere mening doet ...
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Tom Louwerse @tomlouwerse.nl · 17/10/2025
Latest Dutch polls show PVV still ahead, followed by CDA and GL-PvdA. D66 made gains, mostly over the last month or so. Still, many voters are still uncertain about their vote choice: between 48% and 83% according to Verian and Ipsos I&O.
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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Zendtijd is cruciaal voor kleine partijen, maar een klimaatdebat tussen Volt en FvD? Totale onzin. 1) Nauwelijks zwevende kiezers tussen die twee. 2) Waarom debatteren met een partij die de klimaatcrisis ontkent én extreemrechts gedachtegoed verspreidt? Sterk van @laurensdassen.voltnederland.org 👏
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