Dutch PM Balkenende resigns over election defeat
June 10th, 2010 - 4:00 am ICT by BNO NewsTHE HAGUE (BNO NEWS) — Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende resigned on Wednesday evening as his party lost half its seat in in the House of Representatives during the general elections, according to exit polls.
Balkenende said the preliminary results were “very, very, very disappointed.” He said he would resign his position immediately.
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