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Netherlands
2025
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure an effective and timely response to all forms of digital and online threats and further strengthen electoral integrity, consideration could be given to establishing a clear legal and institutional framework for monitoring the digital environment, including the definition of mandates, co-ordination arrangements among relevant bodies, and transparency safeguards governing response mechanisms.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Netherlands
2025
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The new PPA should clearly define the appointment process for members of the Dutch Authority for Political Parties to help ensure the independence and impartiality of its oversight role. The Authority’s mandate, resources, staffing, and enforcement powers, including investigative and sanctioning powers, should be clearly established in law to enable it to effectively carry out its functions.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Netherlands
2025
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To support a more efficient candidate registration process, the Electoral Council could consider digitizing it, including allowing the electronic submission of candidacy nomination documents.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Netherlands
2025
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To promote effective participation, political parties should take additional steps to make campaign information, materials, and activities accessible to persons with various types of disabilities.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Netherlands
2025
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Social media platforms should enhance accountability by providing timely responses to violations of platform policies and ensuring transparency regarding any election-specific mitigation measures, content moderation decisions, and responses to such violations.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Netherlands
2025
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To prevent circumvention of donation limits and bans, consideration could be given to applying donation limits to local political parties and local branches of national parties, and to introducing additional safeguards to ensure that corporate contributions originate from national sources.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Netherlands
2025
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to introducing expenditure limits for electoral campaigns to prevent excessive funding requirements for contestants.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Netherlands
2025
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance campaign finance transparency and enable a comprehensive review of campaign financial transactions, all contesting parties could be required to open a dedicated bank account for campaign purposes and provide post-election reporting of campaign expenditures
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Netherlands
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure accountability, all campaign contributions should be registered, including donations in-kind. Consideration should be given to regulating donations from foreign donors and to introducing reasonable limits on donations.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Netherlands
2021
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Additional voting methods should be introduced for voters in places of detention, enabling them to exercise their right to vote personally by a secret ballot.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Alternative Voting Methods
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