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A centre-right maverick, Pieter Omtzigt, could win the Dutch election

Many voters will be looking for integrity in government on November 22nd

Pieter Omtzigt is cheered as he attends the first members' meeting of the New Social Contract.
Photograph: EPA
|AMSTERDAM AND AMERSFOORT

Editor’s note (November 21st 2023): This piece has been updated to include the latest polls

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