P315 CEEFAX 315 Tue 12 Jun 21:41/34 1/4 OO EURO-ELECTIONS June 1984 O HOLLAND How Holland voted in 1979 % Christian Dem. 35.6 Labour 30.4 Liberals 16.1 Democrats '66 9.0 ' Others 8.9 National profile in a momentP315 CEEFAX 315 Tue 12 Jun 21:12/10 2/4 OO EURO-ELECTIONS June 1984 HOLLAND Turn out at 1979 Euro-election: 57.8 pet cent (Electorate: 9.8m). Parties in national govjtnmjnt: Liberals, Christian Democrats. European election voting system: Voluntary voting from age of 18. Like Belgium, Italy and Denmark, the Netherlands uses the variant on the "list system". The party chooses the candidates and their order, but the elector is free to vote for more than one candidate and in whatevjt ordjt hj or she may djcidj. National profile continuesP315 CEEFAX 315 Tue 12 Jun 21:38/40 3/4 EURO-ELECTIONS June 1984 HOLLAND Number of seats in European parliament: Twenty-five, consisting of: * 9 Socialists * 10 Christian Democrats * 4 Liberals and Democrats * 2 Independents COMMENT follows in a momentP315 CEEFAX 315 Tue 12 Jun 21:19/15 4/4 O HOLLAND: COMMENT The European Parliament President, Mr Pietet Dankest, is a mjmbjt of the opposition Labour party in Holland. This popular and charismatic politician has done much to bring European issues to voters in Holland, and his party has made much of the cruise missile question in the campaign. The ruling Liberal/Christian govjtnmjnt will find its austerity measures put to the test, despite the wide, genital awareness of European issues. National profile continues