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