Start 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne

William IV discovered that the current Netherlands owned the Nicobar Islands, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), New Guinea, the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, the South Pacific Islands, the New Zealand Islands, and the Far East in the Far East. Tasmania, mainland Australia, Phu Quoc Island, part of the Kingdom of Siam's 100-year lease on the Malay Peninsula south of Prachuap Khiri Khan Port. These are all parts of the Netherlands' survival in Asia.

Among them, the 100-year lease of the Kingdom of Siam was the territory that worried William IV the most. To the east and north was the Kingdom of Siam, to the northwest was Burma, to the west was the British Andaman Islands, and to the southeast was the British Isles. In the Laiya colony, Sumatra is in the south, and the Nicobar Islands, which the Netherlands seized from the British, are in the southwest.

If a war breaks out here, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom will enter a war, and the war may even cause trouble. This will make the two countries very likely to decline in national strength, and it is still very possible for other countries to take advantage of the opportunity to take over.

However, if a war breaks out, the Netherlands still has the highest chance of winning, but William IV is still unwilling, and the Queen of England probably does not want a full-scale war to break out.

The Netherlands' losses may be unprecedentedly huge. The Netherlands has its own mainland Australia as its logistics, and its New Guinea island arms manufacturing base. Support = a steady stream of resources provided to the north shore of the Strait of Malacca.

But the same thing applies to the UK, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and British India across the Bay of Bengal, which are also the UK's large logistics bases. These are issues that the Netherlands needs to worry about.

Even so, the Netherlands can still beat the United Kingdom, but the Netherlands also has a weakness in Europe, that is, tens of thousands of square kilometers of territory in Europe will become scorched earth, and British gunboats are not vegetarians.

And maybe Germany next door has been waiting eagerly for such a day to come, so that it can capture the vast coastal area of ​​​​the Netherlands.

So, let’s wait.

On January 1, 1882, the Dutch general election continued on New Year's Day, and people continued to vote throughout the Netherlands.

Queensland and the Socialist New Zealand Province, which were originally the base of the Liberal Party, had problems one after another. In the end, their foundations were shaken, and now they have become swing states. The Liberal Party, the Socialist Party, the New Christian Party, and the Old Christian Party have successively been in power in these places. This time, as one of the first provinces in the Netherlands to hold elections, the two provinces have begun to look like this. This makes people very excited, because the unknown means there is a chance of who will win the state and provincial elections. Even analysts have polarized opinions.

When Linden announced that he would not run for the election, Jules Danetang, leader of the Socialist Party, the second largest ruling party in the Netherlands, said that the unity government still has one advantage, and that is his personal charisma.

He said that it can be seen from the warm-up of the provinces in the Netherlands last year that besides the indigenous constituencies in the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea provinces, non-indigenous voters accounted for only 35% of the mixed constituencies and also supported the Socialist Party. He also explained that mixed constituencies have traditionally supported the Socialist Party, so the Socialist Party will continue to serve and care for them seriously.

Linden said that the combination of the Socialist Party and the old Christian Party did not add points to both parties, but deducted points for both parties. Based on this, he speculated that the Socialist Party may face the challenge of recruiting new Christian parties or small parties to replenish the number of cabinet members in the election. It will also win over marginalized indigenous and black African voters. After all, this is something that the Liberal Party could not match before the Socialist Party, and the Socialist Party has a better image and can easily win over the indigenous and black people in these places. If handled well, several provinces in Africa can even impact the Liberal Party's final vote share.

Sophie, a 34-year-old professor at the School of Political Science at the University of Melbourne, also believes that it will be difficult for the Liberal Party to win the election. He told The Australian Times that de Vries’ formation as the leader of the Liberal Party did not bring about much change. He did not expand the voting area for the Liberal Party. Even during his term (1871-1878), it was the time when the Socialist Party expanded fastest in the Netherlands. Even the Liberal Party, which had represented freedom in the past, was cannibalized by the Socialist Party. Many supporters. Because the definition of the Socialist Party is based on the Liberal Party and the Christian Party, those who were originally on the fringes, such as immigrants and indigenous people, have a sense of belonging to the Socialist Party.

Although Sharon's insult to the royal family in New Zealand caused the Socialist Party to lose a lot of points, you must know that the Royalist Party actually overlaps with the Christian Party. The Socialist Party has now absorbed the old Christian Party, and the new Christian Party Lin Den did not come forward to really criticize. Obviously, the Chalon incident did not trigger a single socialist party to face a comprehensive crusade from various factions=. This is what the Liberal Party should be worried about, because many people criticized it when it first appeared. He joined the Socialist Party, but conspiracy theories behind it began to spread.

The finger is pointed at the Liberal Party.

Be careful and harm others, but you may end up hurting yourself.

He, Sophie, said that he believed that the most likely outcome of the current general election was that the Socialist Party won miserably and would need to unite with other parties to form a government. Although the Liberal Party failed, it stopped its losses and began to learn the skills of the Socialist Party in local governance. It is not even ruled out that the Liberal Party will lower its arrogant head and learn to form a coalition cabinet with other parties.

At that point, other parties should worry.

“The country is currently talking freely about religion and race, but many issues are not directly related to people’s livelihood. What people need to know is, if the Socialist Party or the Liberal Party wins, will it bring about greater social progress and development and change their lives? And income, this is the key point, otherwise, why would voters want to vote for you? Is it the end of the general election after the slogan is shouted? So candidates should make it clear what you can do for your constituency. , you can win their trust in you."

He said: "If the Liberal Party is in power now, I dare say that the Liberal Party will definitely win. But now the Christian Party and the Socialist Party are in power. The Liberal Party is in opposition. The resources used by the Liberal Party are limited, so the Liberal Party's propaganda machine is at a disadvantage. In addition, the Liberal Party The feeling of boredom caused by the independence of a single party in the 16 years after 1862 has not disappeared. Especially those who are middle-aged and above are very dissatisfied with the arrogance of the Liberal Party, so the Liberal Party is still at a disadvantage in terms of votes. There are signs that the Socialist Party has integrated the old Christian party. If it succeeds and the new Christian party also wins, then there will be no need to vote in this election, because it is just that the Socialist Party has become bigger and the Christian Party has become smaller. The Socialist Party has successfully mobilized inheritance and made good use of the original With a selective mechanism, we have a good chance of continuing to govern with a simple majority of Dutch-American seats.”