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Frans Timmermans quits as Dutch center-left boss after election debacle

by 29/10/2025
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Frans Timmermans, former European Commission climate chief and leader of the Dutch GreenLeft-Labor ticket, announced he would resign as leader of the alliance after disappointing results in Wednesday’s Dutch election.

Exit polls projected the alliance would win 20 seats, five less than in the 2023 election and well short of pre-eclection predictions.

“It’s clear that I, for whatever reason, couldn’t convince people to vote for us,” Timmermans said. “It’s time that I take a step back and transfer the lead of our movement to the next generation.”

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