• Netherlands: opinions on electing the prime minister directly 2016

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This statistic displays the opinions on electing the prime minister directly in the Netherlands in 2016. Currently, the prime minister is not elected directly by the people in the Netherlands, but by the cabinet during the coalition talks. Nearly 50 percent of the respondents think the prime minister in the Netherlands should be chosen directly by the people. Roughly 40 percent of the respondents disagrees with the statement, and thinks the prime minister should not be directly elected by the people.

Should the prime minister of the Netherlands be chosen directly by the people?*

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Release date

December 2016

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

December 2016

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

* The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey. The source does not specify the number of respondents.

During the elections the Dutch elect a parliament, but not a prime minister. Currently, the prime minister is chosen by the cabinet during the coalition talks after the elections. The prime minister is not necessarily the leader of the party winning the elections.