- Title: NETHERLANDS: RULING CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS (CDA) WIN DUTCH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
- Date: 22nd January 2003
- Summary: (W8) THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS (JANUARY 22, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. HAS: LATE NIGHT VOTING POLL 0.03 2. SCU: VOTES BEING COUNTED 0.08 (W1) HILVERSUM, NETHERLANDS (JANUARY 22, 2002)(NOS - NO ACCESS NETHERLANDS) 3. SV: TV PRESENTER AT DUTCH STATE TV NOS ANNOUNCING RESULTS AFTER 98 PERCENT OF THE VOTE HAS BEEN COUNTED 0.14 4. GRAPHICS SHOWING CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY (CDA) AHEAD 0.22 (W8) THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS (JANUARY 22, 2003) (REUTERS) 5. PAN: CAMPAIGN POSTERS SHOWING DUTCH PRIME MINISTER JAN-PETER BALKENENDE/ CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT'S CELEBRATION PARTY 0.29 6. MV: TICKER TAPE THROWN AS BALKENENDE ARRIVES AT CELEBRATION PARTY 0.34 7. MV: CDA SUPPORTERS CLAPPING 0.37 8. SV: BALKENDE BEING KISSED BY HIS WIFE AND WAVING 0.47 9. WS: REPORTERS SURROUNDING BALKENENDE 0.49 10. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) BALKENENDE SAYING: "I am very satisfied with this result. It was predictable it would be a neck-to-neck race between the Social Democrats and the Christian Democrats. And now the election will be a victory for the Christian Democrats and I'm very happy about it." 1.00 11. ZOOM OUT: SUPPORTERS CHEERING BALKENENDE 1.08 12. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) BALKENENDE SAYING: "Pim Fortuyn was a very popular politician last year. He made clear this concept of the Dutch people. And of course, of course Mr Fortuyn was killed. It was a terrible incident in politics. We have never seen something like that in our history. We must not forget the lessons from last year. There must not be a gap between the politicians in the Hague and the people. You have to bring solutions for the problems that the people feel as real problems." 1.36 13. SV: CDA SUPPORTERS 1.40 14. ZOOM OUT: BALKENENDE AND WIFE CHEERED BY CDA SUPPORTERS 1.50 (W1) AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (JANUARY 23, 2002) (REUTERS) 15. LV: LABOUR PARTY MEMBERS GATHERED AT AMSTERDAM NIGHTCLUB FOR RESULTS /LABOUR PARTY LEADER WOUTER BOS SURROUNDED BY CHEERING CROWDS 1.54 16. SV: CROWDS HOLDING BOUQUETS OF RED ROSES DANCING AND CHEERING 1.59 17. SV: BOS HUGGING DUTCH FORMER PRIME MINISTER WIM KOK 2.06 18. SV: SUPPORTERS THROWING BUNCHES OF RED ROSES 2.09 19. SCU: (SOUNDBITE)(English) BOS SAYING: "This is the biggest victory ever for the Dutch Labour party in history. It means that there is an alternative now for the government that we have had in the last few months. There is an alternative of a stable and progressive government. And if we're asked, we're prepared to take part." 2.25 20. PULL OUT: BOS THROWING BUNCHES OF RED ROSES INTO DANCING CROWD 2.33 21. SCU: (SOUNDBITE)(English) JOB COHEN, MAYOR OF AMSTERDAM AND LABOUR'S PRIME MINISTERIAL CANDIDATE SAYING: "Right from the beginning there were two possiblities: the party would be the biggest one, or it would have a big victory. And this is a big victory." 2.43 22. PAN: BOS CLIMBING INTO CAR AND DRIVING OFF 2.50 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: AMSTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
- Country: Netherlands
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