‘More than half of GroenLinks-PvdA voters choose strategically’

CDA does not appear to have yet made a decision about government participation

The CDA wants to wait for the elections on Wednesday to determine whether the party wants to participate in government. CDA leader Henri Bontenbal said in the program on Monday morning good morning Netherlands that the election results are “very decisive [zal] how much interest we have in coalition participation.”

According to the party leader, “it is easy to work with CDA”, but the party also wants to “achieve as much as possible from our election programme”. Bontenbal did not give a definitive answer to the question of whether or not CDA will re-enter the cabinet.

‘More than half of GroenLinks-PvdA voters choose strategically’

For 54 percent of the people who plan to vote for GroenLinks-PvdA, this is a strategic choice. That reports One today Monday after surveying more than 30,000 opinion panel members of the television program. These voters do not necessarily vote for the party whose positions are closest to their political preference, such as the SP, D66 or Volt, but hope with their vote to get a left-wing party into the coalition and thus prevent a right-wing cabinet. According to EenVandaag, left-wing voters are adjusting their voting behavior because the polls show that right-wing parties together are now large enough for a majority.

This tactical voting behavior is highest among people who vote for GroenLinks-PvdA, but also occurs among right-wing voters. For example, 43 percent of PVV voters say that this is for strategic reasons. For many of these voters, FvD, BVNL or JA21 would actually be their preferred party, but they see their vote as an opportunity to give the PVV a place in the coalition.

Also read: The PVV is on the rise in the polls. Is the three-way battle now suddenly a four-way battle?

There are also people who cast a tactical vote among provisional VVD voters (35 percent) and NSC voters (29 percent). Some panel members plan to vote for VVD to prevent NSC from becoming the largest party, and vice versa. Yet it is quite possible that the VVD and NSC will work together.

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