Dutch voters set to elect first new prime minister in 13 years

Polls open for general election in the Netherlands, with four parties – ranging from left to far right – vying to take most votes

Dutch voters go to the polls on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election that will usher in the country’s first new prime minister in 13 years, with four parties from left to far right vying to become the largest in parliament.

From the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam to the islands of the Dutch Caribbean, more than 13 million voters will cast their ballot between 7.30am and 9pm in elections that could set the country on a different course after Mark Rutte’s four consecutive governments.