JAKARTA - The Netherlands is forming a special organization to systematically identify and fight foreign interference in elections, and also introduce a new voting system.
"I am working on legislation and the establishment of an organization that can systematically detect foreign information manipulation and interference," according to a quote from the statement of the Dutch Minister of the Interior Pieter Heerma in his letter to parliament published in the NL Times newspaper.
Similar structures already exist in France, Germany, and Sweden, according to the report on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Netherlands is reported to have increased a number of strategies after reports of attempts to influence voters abroad by spreading false information online during the municipal elections.
In addition, the cabinet also wants to switch to a new voting format starting in 2029: the new ballot will only list the parties and candidate numbers, without their names. The system has been successfully tested in several municipalities, according to the report's notes.
In March, broadcaster Rijnmond reported that authorities in the Dutch city of Gorinchem had launched an investigation into alleged election fraud in the municipal elections.
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