Latest Dutch opinion poll shows gap between top three closing

Three parties are running almost neck-and-neck in the Dutch election race, according to the latest opinion poll by I&O Research. Nieuw Sociaal Contract (NSC), the party founded by former Christian Democrat MP Pieter Omtzigt, has seen its lead slip to less than 0.5% of the vote over the left-wing alliance of Labour (PvdA) and GroenLinks. The right-wing Liberal party (VVD), led by justice minister Dilan Yesilgöz, has closed the gap in third place, running 1.5% or three seats behind NSC,...