Abuzer van Leeuwen 🇳🇱

Abuzer founded DutchReview a decade ago because he thought expats needed it and wanted to make amends for the Dutch cuisine. He has a Masters in Political Science and IT but somewhere always wanted to study history or good old football. He also a mortgage in the Netherlands and will happily tell you too how to get one. Born and raised in Rotterdam, Abuzer now lives in Leiden but is always longing back to his own international year in Italy.

Wilders’ far-right PVV overtakes D66: Dutch election result hangs in the balance

It's not over yet. As of Thursday morning, Geert Wilders and his PVV have grabbed a razor-thin lead in the Dutch parliamentary elections, edging...

Just 1200 votes between leading parties: 6 things to know about the 2025 Dutch election results

On Wednesday, 29 October, the Netherlands headed to the polls in what turned out to be one of the tensest national elections in recent...

Exit poll results for the Dutch election are in: D66 leads with 27 seats

This week saw several major Dutch political parties neck-and-neck ahead of today's vote. Now, the exit polls have been announced. 👇 The results? D66 has...

Two right-wing PVV MPs caught creating fake AI images of opposition leader, GroenLinks-PvdA files charges

Two Dutch parliamentarians from the PVV (Party for Freedom) have been caught red-handed creating AI-generated images attacking opposition leader Frans Timmermans, and now GroenLinks-PvdA...

Major Dutch parties neck-and-neck as election day approaches: here’s a breakdown

Less than a week before the Dutch elections, the country's major parties are crawling closer together in the polls while voter uncertainty remains sky-high....

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