General Elections in Netherlands to Go Ahead As Scheduled

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General Elections in Netherlands to Go Ahead As Scheduled

Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok said on Tuesday that the general elections scheduled for May 15 will go ahead as planned, despite the assassination of far-right politician Pim Fortuyn on Monday evening.

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Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok said on Tuesday that the general elections scheduled for May 15 will go ahead as planned, despite the assassination of far-right politician Pim Fortuyn on Monday evening.

The prime minister met with leaders of main political parties in the country, especially Fortuyn's party, before announcing the decision, press reports here said.

"It would be sensible not to change the original date," Wim Kok was quoted as saying at a press conference.

Fortuyn, 54, an openly gay politician who was attracting widespread support for his policy of restricting immigration to the Netherlands, was shot dead on Monday evening by a lone gunman.

Reports said that during Tuesday's meeting with the prime minister, his party -- Fortuyn's List -- requested that elections be held as originally planned.

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