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Dutch provincial elections point to strong rural political voice

OPINION: Groundswell NZ followed many of the tactics of the Dutch farmers; will its supporters use their voice in our elections?

NBR columnist Brigitte Morten speaks with Brent Edwards.

The Farmer-Citizen Movement (Dutch: BoerBurgerBeweging, BBB) received almost 20% of the vote in The Netherlands’ provincial elections last month. The Movement, only three years old, was set up to oppose their government’s plans to halve nitrogen emissions by 2030 – mainly through cutting the

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