European Commissioner Frans Timmermans' Labour Party won a surprise victory in Dutch voting for the European Parliament according to an exit poll on Thursday
Frans Timmermans speaks before a debate to be broadcast live across Europe from the European Parliament in Brussels, ahead of the May 23-26 elections for EU lawmakers, in Brussels, Belgium May 15, 2019.
The leading social democrat candidate to head the EU Commission, Timmermans propelled his party to an upset win, taking more than 18% of votes. The Netherlands and Britain were the first countries to vote in the European election and British polling stations remain open until 2100 GMT. In Dutch voting, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's People's Party for Freedom and Democracy , took second place, at 14%, according to the Ipsos exit poll, which has a margin of error of 2%.
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