Voters practising social distancing are casting their ballots at thousands of polling stations across the Netherlands on the final day of a general election overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

A new survey shows that the lead of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s conservative party in polls is continuing to shrink ahead of the second day of voting in coronavirus-affected national elections

According to opinion polls, the lead of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's conservative party continued to shrink Tuesday, as voting continued for the second day in coronavirus-affected national elections.

Exit polls suggest the prime minister’s VVD party increased its share of seats as it won a national ballot seen as referendum on handling of Covid crisis

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte’s conservative party powered to a fourth consecutive election victory in a vote held during a nationwide lockdown and dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, near-complete results indicated.

Polling stations have opened across the Netherlands in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic