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Dutch PM's Party wins most seats: exit poll

In the Netherlands, exit polls predict Prime Minister Mark Rutte's party's win in most seats in parliamentary elections. Early results confirm the exit poll prediction as the Prime Minister's centre-right VVD Party has, so far, won 33 of 150 seats.<br/><br/>His party came far ahead of the next three parties. The three parties Geert Wilders' anti-immigration Freedom Party, the Christian Democrats and D66 are projected to win 19 seats each.<br/><br/>Mr Wilders' party had been leading in opinion polls but support for the party appeared to slip in recent days.<br/><br/>Voter participation in the general election was high – with an estimated turnout of at least 81 per cent.<br/><br/>

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