Feike<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chris</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@Paulatics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Paulatics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@va2lam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>va2lam</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@Amgine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Amgine</span></a></span> the <a href="https://toot.community/tags/DutchSenate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DutchSenate</span></a>, the Upper House of the States General, is elected by the Provincial States, (the provincial assemblies) and can vote in favour or against bills passed by the Lower House. So the Senate doesn't really add much to the table, except maybe as a "buffer" since both houses' election cycles are offset. The current <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Schoof" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schoof</span></a> government has a majority in the Lower House, but nót in the Senate.</p>