New on this website: Democracy in the Netherlands.

In the pages on democracy in the Netherlands, you will find extensive information on the Dutch parliamentary democracy and the duties and tasks of the Dutch Parliament.

Once every four years the Dutch citizens entitled to vote elect the people who will represent them in Parliament, so the elections are the basis of democracy in the Netherlands. But what is a coalition party and how are the duties and rights of parliament divided between the House of Representatives and the Senate?  If you want to learn more, visit the new pages via ‘How Parliament works’ > Democracy in the Netherlands or go directly to: http://www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/how_parliament_works/democracy/index.jsp