Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

On November 28, 1881, the Christian Party and the Socialist Party in the Dutch coalition cabinet government announced that they would not continue to jointly participate in the current general election. Like the Liberal Party, they would each represent their own parties in the election.

Jules Danetant even jokingly said: "The Socialist Party will not always be a helper. We also have a day to change our destiny. Our new party, so if we succeed in coming to power, then we will give the Kingdom of the Netherlands Bring a new atmosphere”

With two days left before the Dutch general election, in order to prevent political opposition and affect the fairness of the election, with the approval of King William IV, 11 political elders of the Kingdom of the Netherlands established an election supervision committee, consisting of 8 Dutch Prime Ministers and 3 Socially successful people.

"The current political opposition in the Netherlands is actually an emotional internal conflict at the level of a civil war." William IV told all members of Parliament at the Melbourne Parliament: "I don't want you to waste your time on campaign duels, but be more efficient and clean. To create the Prime Minister and the ruling party that the people want to see."

"Recently, the ruling and opposition parties in the Netherlands have had serious conflicts over issues in the prime ministerial election and local elections. Many people in the Netherlands pointed out that due to different political views, the ruling and opposition parties now do not even eat together in the same canteen. In this atmosphere, only Further exacerbating the divisions in Dutch society.

On the same day, William IV asked the 11 members of the Elder Council to stand on the stage in the Melbourne Parliament and take a group photo. At this point, the 11-member Elder Council reached a consensus and was established.

The establishment of the 11-member election elders committee can reduce the impact of extreme elections.

The establishment of the 11th Elders Association unexpectedly attracted attention in the Netherlands.

This year's general election in the Netherlands has attracted special attention. The main reason is naturally that the global situation is changing.

The alliance between Britain, Germany and Austria, the Mexican war between Austria-Hungary and the Dutch allies, and the comprehensive pressure exerted by Britain and the Netherlands on each other were all trying to seize global leadership power.

Britain and the Netherlands also competed for each other's share in the industrial economy and military economy.

There is also an increasingly fierce global competition between Britain and the Netherlands for the throat areas of the straits. The UK's Suez Canal and Spain's sovereignty over Gibraltar, which Spain competes with the UK, support Spain. Dutch allies Denmark and Sweden control the Øresund and Kattega in the Baltic Sea. The UK and the Netherlands each occupy a part of the three major straits, the Strait of Strait and Skakrak, the Strait of Good Hope and the Strait of Malacca.

It can be said that the two countries compete in all aspects of the world, and it is normal for the British to pay attention to their opponents.

The feud between the Netherlands and Germany also makes the Dutch election very important in Germany.

For Spain, the outcome of the Dutch election defines whether Spain will be soft or hard in its future actions in Europe.

The Christian Party has always been a hardline conservative.

The Liberal Party is more soft-spoken.

The Socialist Party currently states that it is not inferior to the Christian Party externally, but the Socialist Party also takes into account the Liberal Party's soft diplomacy because more than 20% of the Socialist Party members are foreign immigrants. With a huge immigrant base, the Socialist Party will naturally choose to ease relations on some things. Of course, its tough side is also worth looking forward to.

The three parties began to speak freely on their own territory and try to attract as many supporters as possible to vote for their party.

And when the opponent came to the place where he was in power, he used a combination of punches, saying that the local government was not in place and that he should step down and let new forces change the government. He would win over the people and forces that had suffered losses during the opponent's time in power. Even if he won, he would win. If not, you can still give the other party a stumbling block.

On December 30, 1881, the Dutch election officially began. Voters in Queensland Province on the east coast had already gone to the polling stations to cast their sacred votes.

Based on reports from the "Australian Times" and "European Times", the polling stations in the Queensland province in the northeastern part of the Australian mainland were the first to let voters cast their votes at 5 a.m. local time on Tuesday (December 30), followed by voting activities in other provinces. will be expanded gradually.

This election in the Netherlands will elect half of the senators and representatives. Finally, the calculation method of adding the total number of voters' votes will determine who the prime minister is. At the same time, half of the senators and representatives will be elected, and the remaining half will be Because there are re-elections during the mid-term election period, that is, members are elected every two years during the four years of power, with a four-year term.

Therefore, the change of such a large number of parliamentary seats is also the focus of great concern to all parties.

The number of seats in this election will determine which party can control the House of Commons (House of Representatives) and the House of Lords (Senate) in Congress, thereby affecting the ability of the cabinet government formed by the Prime Minister in the election to implement the designated plans.

The Dutch non-partisan organization predicts that parties that want to enter the Prime Minister's Office in Melbourne may lose seats in the House of Representatives or Senate in the election.

Many institutions have even warned that false information has increased in some small newspapers before the Dutch election and may have a significant impact on the election.

For voters, concerns about high inflation and increased crime rates like the UK in the future have outweighed who becomes prime minister.

The senators (senators) of the Dutch House of Lords (also called the Senate) are 2 senators from each of the 38 provinces + 2 senators from the capital Melbourne, 78 members, who are elected by each province.

There are 600 members of the House of Representatives. According to the capitation calculation, as long as the population reaches 100,000, a member of the House of Representatives can be elected. Currently, the Netherlands has a population of 60 million. There are 550 white MPs and 50 other people of color. Most of them are indigenous people from the Far East and Africans from Africa.

That is, the total number of 39 senators (upper house) participating in the election this time, and all 600 representatives of the House of Representatives (the House of Representatives only has a two-year term, unlike the senators who are elected in two batches of four years).

It is generally believed that in the last general election, the Liberal Party won 14 senators and 186 representatives.

The Christian Party won 13 senators and 229 members of the House of Representatives.

The Socialist Party won 9 members of the Senate and 173 members of the House of Representatives.

Other small parties and independents won 2 seats in the Senate, and they also won 12 seats in the House of Representatives.

In this general election, some predict that the Socialist Party may win more than 200 seats in the House of Representatives. Among the 39 seats in the Senate this term, more than 5 provinces are currently governed by the Socialist Party. Therefore, if the Socialist Party operates properly, it is very likely that it will win more than 200 seats in the House of Representatives. All 100 "local" House of Representatives seats were won. This will increase the number of seats to more than 2.5 million. The remaining 400 seats will be contested by the Liberal Party and the Christian Party. If the Socialist Party still has power after winning, it will win control of the House of Commons from the Christian Party and the Liberal Party.

Which party holds power in the upper house (Senate) will depend on the results in the three provinces of Queensland and Mexico City, as well as New South Wales.