Dutch farmers look to reap gains in elections

DUTCH voters went to the polls in crucial regional elections today with a new party of angry farmers posing a challenge to Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his environmental plans.

Opinion polls show the Farmer-Citizen Movement (BoerBurgerBeweging, or BBB) is set to ride a wave of recent protests to second or even first place in the elections, which determine the composition of the Dutch senate.