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Targeted Recounts Fix Local Errors as D66 Extends Lead in Updated Vote Totals

Data checks by the Kiesraad trigger local reviews ahead of Friday’s formal certification.

Overview

  • A recount in Breukelen confirmed a 38-vote misallocation between GroenLinks–PvdA candidates Marjolein Moorman and Luc Stultiens, which has now been corrected.
  • The Kiesraad’s anomaly detection prompted the Breukelen recount, with findings recorded in a proces-verbaal and published by the municipality.
  • Westerwolde and Stein report about 260 ballots excluded after wrong ballot papers were delivered, as officials explore limited legal remedies that may still leave the votes invalid.
  • ANP’s Verkiezingsdienst reports D66 gaining 4,314 votes and the PVV losing 1,319 after updated counts from 30-plus municipalities, including large shifts in Rotterdam.
  • Additional checks are scheduled, with Meerssen and Rijswijk set to recount and Pijnacker-Nootdorp and Stein convening to re-verify results, while objections can be filed until Wednesday 10:00 before Friday’s final result.