Dutch lower house elects PVV MP Martin Bosma as new chair

After hours of contentious debate, PVV MP Martin Bosma was elected the new chair of the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament. Bosma was elected with a total of 75 votes in favor during the Thursday evening balloting. The runner-up was GroenLinks-PvdA MP Tom van der Lee. He received 66 votes. A total of 148 out of 150 members were present, of which a majority was required to elect a new chair. The election was conducted through an individual, secret ballot by the Members of Parliament, with ballot papers placed in a tin.

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