Some parties attempted to boycott this initiative, but the Popular Christian Party and many left-leaning parties participated in the election.

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The Christian Democrats are again the most popular Dutch party.

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But opinion polls have suggested he remains popular in Germany, where reports say his Christian Social Union (CSU) party would like him to return to frontline politics.

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