Netherlands Electıons

epa02196794 Dutch liberal party VVD leader Mark Rutte talks to the press upon his arrival to the Royal palace Noordeinde in The Hague, The Netherlands, on 11 June 2010 before his first meeting with Queen Beatrix. Queen Beatrix on Friday met with Marc Rutte, leader of the liberal People?s Party for FreedomDemocracy (VVD), as she launched exploratory talks on forming the next Dutch government. The meeting at the Noordeinde Palace in the capital The Hague came two days after a national election that saw Rutte?s party win 31 parliamentary seats, one more than the social democratic Labour Party (PvdA) of former Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen.  EPA/VALERIE KUYPERS