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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. ....