This Wednesday, the elections for the first chamber of the Dutch parliament will take place. The outcome of this election will be important for the future of the governing coalition, but voters do not seem to care much. In order to attract some attention to the elections, some unorthodox tactics are employed.
In Eindhoven's very own province, Noord-Brabant, the local government has launched a campaign to convince people to vote and make their intention to do so public. The trick that make this different from every similar campaign all over the world? Those who participate stand to win an iPad.
In Netherlands' southernmost province, Limburg, a candidate has released a video ad titled De naakte waarheid (the naked truth), where his political party's logo is shown as a tatoo in a woman's butt. The best part? He is a candidate of the conservative Christian Democrat party (CDA)!
Update: One of those who don't seem to care much about the elections is Maxime Verhagen, deputy prime minister and leader of the Christian Democrat party, which is part of the coalition government. Apparently, instead of campaining, Mr. Verhagen is on a skiing vacation. At least, he is going to be back in time to cast his vote, according to his spokesman.
