THE NETHERLANDS – Nederland
Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy
Population: 16.8 million
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Head of state
Queen Beatrix (HM the Queen)

Head of government
Mark Rutte (prime minister)

Governing party
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, with Christian Democratic Appeal

Parliamentary Elections

Last: June 2010
Next: 12 September 2012

Current House of Representatives (150 total seats)
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People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (31)
Labour Party (30)
Party for Freedom (24)
Christian Democratic Appeal (21)
Socialist Party (15)
Democrats 66 (10)
GreenLeft (10)
Others (9)