Below are the unofficial results from the European parliament elections in the Netherlands. Officially, member states are not supposed to release results until the last polling station closes on Sunday evening, but the Dutch government says transparency is equally important. The Netherlands narrowly escaped a lawsuit after releasing unofficial results during the 2004 EU elections. Read the full nrc.nl article by following this link.
http://www.nrc.nl/international/europe/article2262660.ece/EU_election_results_from_the_Netherlands
PvdA (Dutch PES member party) looses 4 seats down from 7 to 3.
Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party gains 4 seats.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/05/european-elections-the-netherlands-far-right
