{"id":67718,"date":"2017-03-09T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2017\/03\/09\/peiling-erasmus-universiteit-kiest-voor-premier-pechtold\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:39","slug":"peiling-erasmus-universiteit-kiest-voor-premier-pechtold-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/03\/09\/peiling-erasmus-universiteit-kiest-voor-premier-pechtold-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Election poll: Erasmus University opts for Prime Minister Pechtold"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alexander Pechtold photoshopped next to the Polak Building.<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

If students and employees at Erasmus University have their way, Alexander Pechtold of the social liberal party D66 will become the new Prime Minister on 15 March. In an EM poll his party, D66, attains the most votes by far. The conservative liberal party VVD lags behind considerably.<\/p>\n

1,122 students and 126 employees participated in the online poll that ran from 2 \u2013 9 March. Nearly half of the respondents already know for certain which candidate they will vote for; 30 percent already know which party, and 25 percent is still in doubt. Just a handful will cast a blank vote or will abstain. This insignificant amount may possibly be caused by the fact that people who are disinterested in the elections will be far less likely to fill in a questionnaire about it.<\/p>\n

The result<\/h3>

D66 is the clear winner of the poll. The party comes out on top among both genders at EUR. Converted into seats, D66 would end up with at least 30 out of 150 seats in the national parliament. Moreover, the party can still win 20 seats among people considering voting for D66, but who are not fully certain yet. The VVD would be allowed to divide 25 seats, with a potential extra 12 seats from doubters (see the graphic for the other parties).<\/p>\n