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The alliance of the Dutch Labour Party and the Green-Left party has taken the top spot in the European Parliament elections, according to provisional final results. The left-wing alliance is set to secure eight of the country’s 31 seats, down one seat on the European elections in 2019. The Party for Freedom (PVV) headed by populist far-right firebrand Geert Wilders came second with six seats. The party failed to secure any seats in 2019, but was allocated one after Brexit. The Dutch kicked off this year’s European Parliament elections on Thursday and the preliminary results are in line with ex…