00:00 The Netherlands is set for a major change at the top.
00:04 After this Wednesday's elections, the country will have a new leader for the first time in 13 years.
00:12 Polls are still too close to call on who will take on the role.
00:16 And voters have a long list of issues they want to see tackled.
00:21 I think for me climate change and housing. There's a housing crisis in the Netherlands.
00:26 Well, animal welfare is also very important of course.
00:29 Climate and migration.
00:31 Healthcare, education in schools, of course migration.
00:41 The frontrunners are Dylan Jezugus, the new leader of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte's party,
00:47 and Pieter Omtzigt, who launched his new centrist party only this summer.
00:52 A centre-left bloc of the Labour Party and Green Left, led by former EU climate commissioner Frans Timmermans,
00:59 is currently third in the polls.
01:02 With none of these parties likely to win more than 20% of the vote,
01:07 candidates are already considering their options for forming a coalition.
01:12 Two out of these three parties, Omtzigt's new party and VVD from former Prime Minister Rutte,
01:20 are really keen on forming a right-wing coalition.
01:23 So irrespective of who wins these elections, we're looking to be heading towards the right.
01:29 The make-up of the next government could also have consequences outside the Netherlands, says De Lange.
01:35 If the Netherlands indeed gets a right-wing coalition with Pieter Omtzigt's party and former Prime Minister Rutte's VVD,
01:43 this will likely mean that the government will be slightly more Eurosceptic than before,
01:49 will try to push for more freedom to cap immigration in Europe,
01:54 and also that this government will probably be very much on the side of Israel in the current conflicts.
02:00 But for most voters, it's issues closer to home that are topping the agenda.
02:06 The Netherlands is facing a serious housing shortage and a cost-of-living crisis,
02:11 as well as a divisive debate over migration.
02:15 Extensive coalition talks are set to follow Wednesday's election.
02:20 The Dutch will therefore have to wait a bit longer for a new wind to blow.
