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Dutch Election Special
What’s at stake? An in-depth analysis from the only Netherlands-based English-language TV show
Original air date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Expaterience, the unrivaled English-language Dutch TV talk show created for and by expats/internationals dedicates a special episode to the upcoming Dutch general elections on Saturday, October 25 — the only Netherlands-based TV production to do so in English.
Host Sanjay Sharma brings together guests with international backgrounds from journalism, politics, and business to discuss the key issues shaping the Netherlands’ election campaign: immigration, integration, housing, the economy, and social divisions.
Conversation topics include:
- What’s at stake for the Dutch, as well as for expats and internationals living in the Netherlands? Practical and financial; societal and cultural: will the country remain welcoming to newcomers?
- Preview of the Dutch general elections, four days before Election Day on Wednesday, October 29
- The second national election in less than two years: what is going on in the Netherlands? Dutch politics explainer for newcomers
Guests:
Robin Pascoe
Founder & Editor, Dutch News
Prachee van Brandenburg
CEO, Avion and Former D66 Candidate for Senate & Party Leader Council Leiderdorp
Milad Mohammadi
ICT Consultant & Startup Founder
Daniel Uusitalo
Investor, Experienced Expat (in various countries)
Gerold Livingston
Director/Sr. IT Management, Experienced Expat (15 years in the Netherlands)
Special report: ‘1.6 Million Unheard Voices’
In a special ‘Social Media Report’, Martin Simenrud explores a critical issue often overlooked — even during election season: the estimated 1.6 million foreign nationals who live and work in the Netherlands, contribute to its economy, and pay taxes, yet remain without a vote.
The segment examines the impact of the Dutch ‘renunciation rule,’ which requires new Dutch citizens to give up their original nationality. Martin investigates how this rule may influence the low level of political participation among foreign residents — and asks whether the Netherlands can truly call itself ‘inclusive’ if so many long-term contributors to society remain unheard at the ballot box.
Editors/Researchers: Dennis Kokkelink, Fritz van der Koelen, Martin Simenrud, Nuthan Manohar, Sanjay Sharma — Social Media Team: Chrisma Dorzier, Dennis Kokkelink, Edgard Zuniga, Lavanya Mirle, Olivia Wang, Parnita Pandey (Coordinator), Qiru Huang and others — Live Streaming Facebook & YouTube: Marcel van Geenen — Camera Team: Henri Power, Jolanda Hillebrand, Judy Borst, Shin van Alphen — Sound Engineer: Marcel van Geenen — Opening Title Sequence Designer: Marcel van Geenen — Music Composer: Marcel van Geenen — Guest Reception: Ting-Wen Chen — Additional Support: Kees Kouwenberg — Production Coordinator/Script Supervisor: Dennis Kokkelink — Expaterience Management: Dennis Kokkelink, Fritz van der Koelen, Juanna van Hek — Director: Edgard Zuniga
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