Coronavirus problems, tax office scandal fail to impact on voters
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The introduction of a 9pm curfew and the childcare benefits fraud scandal have not had much impact on voters, seven weeks away from the general election, the Volkskrant reported on Wednesday.
A new opinion poll from I&O Research confirms earlier trends – that voters have already made up their minds about who to vote for, the paper said. And if nothing changes in the coming weeks, the current coalition will be able to continue in power for a further four years.
Both D66 and the CDA are still down on their position at the 2017 general election, but prime minister Mark Rutte’s VVD has made gains since then and is far above the rest.
Survey reveals majority support lockdown as riots break out across the Netherlands
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Anti-coronavirus measures protests and riots in cities across the Netherlands would suggest the public has had enough of the lockdown and will not accept the national curfew. But a survey conducted by I&O Research has found that two-thirds of the population fully or largely support the government’s approach to the ongoing crisis.
Third night of riots across the Netherlands
Only the third night of national curfew, Monday marked the third consecutive night of riots across the Netherlands. At least 151 arrests were made as rioters looted shops, lit fires, and threw fireworks and rocks at police officers.
Visitor restrictions more problematic for the Dutch than the curfew
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Restrictions on the number of visitors to private homes are causing the Dutch more problems than the curfew, according to a survey by I&O Research for broadcaster NOS.
While seven in 10 people think the cabinet was right to bring in a curfew from 9pm, just 47% approve of the decision to limit visitor numbers to one person per day, the survey found. And almost 40% said the visitor restrictions are causing them problems, compared with just 11% who are hindered by the curfew, which was introduced last weekend.
The survey also confirms that support for the government’s approach remains high, with 75% fully or largely behind the cabinet’s strategy. Almost half say the curfew should be extended and three in 10 say it should be even tougher.
More and more people in the Netherlands willing to be vaccinated
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A survey conducted by research agency Ipsos on behalf of the NOS has revealed that the number of people in the Netherlands willing to be vaccinated against coronavirus has risen to 75 percent.
Rising and falling support for a vaccine
A survey conducted by I&O Research, also on behalf of the NOS, back in November revealed that support in the Netherlands for a vaccine was waning. Between June 2020 and November 2020, the percentage of people who said they were definitely going to be immunised had dropped from 43 percent to 29 percent.