Since 1989, the Instituut Publiek en Politiek (IPP) in the Netherlands has produced Stemwijzer for all Dutch elections. It started life in a book format, but in recent years as been putt online. With increased internet access, word of mouth promotion and the acceptance of the Duth political parties, Stemwijzer (stem means vote and wijzer has two meanings: wiser and indicator) has become a tradition in Dutch elections, but is controversial. Famously the current first minister Mark Rutte got an advice to vote for D66 after filling in the questionair and not his own party VVD. He has since refused to participate in any activities with stemwijzer or to endorce it. Several alternatives have been launched to cater to special interests. Recently, 1 in 5 of the electorate used Stemwijzer to learn
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