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- ↑ "Woordvoerderschappen Nieuw Sociaal Contract" [New Social Contract spokespersonships](PDF). New Social Contract (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Oost, Georgia; Van de Ven, Liam (30 September 2024). "NSC en D66 willen in plaats van korte celstraffen de enkelband: 'Het is echt geen thuisvakantie'" [NSC and D66 want to replace short prison sentences by ankle monitoring: 'It is really not a staycation']. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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- ↑ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
