reflecting a rural unrest. all the predictions indicated the farmer s party would perform well, but these exit polls suggest it has surpassed even the party s own greatest expectation. translation: what is happening? what is happening here? we knew we were going to win, but this is indescribable. caroline van der plas has galvanised farming communities fraught with uncertainty over government plans to buy out thousands of dairy farms in an effort to reduce harmful nitrogen pollution by half to meet 2030 climate targets, but the exit polls show her blend of folksy conservative nationalism has resonated beyond the farming industry, among voters nationwide increasingly disillusioned with the governing coalition. translation: the netherlands has clearly shown that - it is fed up with the cabinet s policies. as i already said, this is
what is happening here? we knew we were going to win, but this is indescribable. caroline van der plas has galvanised farming communities fraught with uncertainty over government plans to buy up thousands of dairy farms in an effort to reduce harmful nitrogen pollution by half to meet 2030 climate targets, but the exit polls show her blend of folksy conservative nationalism has resonated beyond the farming industry, among voters nationwide increasingly disillusioned with the governing coalition. translation: the netherlands has clearly shown that - it is fed up with the cabinet s policies. as i already said, this is notjust about nitrogen, this is about the citizens who were not seen or heard, who were not taken seriously, who have problems and are not being dealt with.
that is how remarkable this earthquake in dutch politics really is. the big question now is will this farmers party that was built on a foundation of fear among farmers that their farms, their dairy farms were going to be bought out under government plans to try to reduce harmful nitrogen pollution in order to meet climate targets, will this party actually be able to live up to that promise by blocking the government s plans in the senate? it looks set to become the largest party. and yet, on the other side of the political spectrum, on the left, the greens and labour are teaming up to form an alliance which will probably get the same number of seats, 15 seats in the senate. the difficulty for the government coalition which looks set to lose eight seats in the senate is if they team up with this left wing alliance, they will be accused of ignoring huge swathes of the dutch population and that is exactly what the farmers party leader has accused the government of, of neglecting popula
parliaments in the netherlands suggest an astounding victory for the recently formed farmer citizen movement. formed in 2019 in the wake of widespread farmers protests, the party is projected to win the most seats ahead of prime minister mark rutte s liberal conservative people s party for freedom and democracy. i m joined now by our correspondent in the hague, anna holligan welcome to you. tell us more about who this party is and what they represent. who this party is and what they represent- who this party is and what they reresent. , ., , ., represent. they did not exist four ears represent. they did not exist four years ago. represent. they did not exist four years ago. that represent. they did not exist four years ago, that is represent. they did not exist four years ago, that is how represent. they did not exist four| years ago, that is how remarkable this earthquake in dutch politics really is. the big question now is will this farmer party that was built on a foundation
to the netherlands now where early exit polls from elections to 12 provincial parliaments suggest an astounding victory for the recently formed farmer citizen movement. formed in 2019 in the wake of widespread farmers protests, the party is projected to win the most seats ahead of prime minister mark rutte s liberal conservative people s party for freedom and democracy. 0ur correspondent at the hague, anna holligan, told us more about the farmer citizen movement. they didn t exist four years ago. that s how remarkable this earthquake in dutch politics really is. the big question now is though, will face this farmers party that was built on a foundation of fear among farmers that their farms, their dairy farms, were going to be bought out under government plans to try to reduce harmful nitrogen pollution in order to meet climate targets, will this party actually be able to live up to that promise by blocking the government s plans in the senate? because it looks set to become the larges