Voting Abroad

In the Netherlands, a new government stood on the steps of the parliament building at the end of February and municipal elections are being held this week, but what is the role of Dutch people abroad in Dutch democracy? While Dutch people living outside the Netherlands may not vote at the local level (although they do vote for the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the European Parliament), many Dutch citizens abroad continue to follow Dutch politics closely. During th

Survey about voting abroad: how did the voting for these elections go for you?

De kiezer heeft gesproken, ook die uit het buitenland. Hier is het persbericht van de Gemeente Den Haag te lezen dat de voorlopige uitslag vanuit het buitenland weergeeft, met de volledige en officiële uitslag op vrijdag 7 november.

De voorlopige verkiezingsuitslag. Gaat de stem van de Nederlanders in het buitenland de doorslag geven?

In the lead-up to the October 29 elections, the Foundation for Dutch People Abroad (SNBN) spoke with (candidate) politicians from various political parties about topics of great importance to Dutch people living abroad. The parties we asked to participate correspond with the parties of which the various SNBN board members are members. Ultimately, we were able to arrange interviews with the Groenlinks/PvdA, Volt, PvdD, D66, CDA, NSC, and VVD. Thanks to Carole Overmaat for cond

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Very soon, we, the Dutch people living abroad, will also be able to vote for the Senate – the result of a successful eight-year lobby. But how can we vote? And how can we stand for election to the new Electoral College? When will all this take place? These questions will be explained in the webinar below – with many thanks to the Elections Unit in The Hague, acting as the executive body. Any questions after watching the webinar? www.stemmenvanuithetbuitenland.nl Tel. 0031 70

You can watch the webinar "Voting for the Senate from abroad" below. This was already the seventh SNBN webinar and took place on February 28th. This timing is no coincidence; if all goes well, we should be able to vote for the Senate from abroad as early as next year. We'll explain how that works in the webinar. The two speakers for this webinar are Member of Parliament Joost Sneller (D66) and Simon Otjes, assistant professor at Leiden University and researcher at the Documen