Voting starts in coronavirus-affected Dutch election

A woman prepares to cast her ballot at a ride-through polling station for bicycles in Amsterdam (AP/Peter Dejong)

Polling stations have opened across the Netherlands in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Covid-19 crisis has been a dominant theme of the campaign, with opposition parties criticising the government’s handling of the healthcare emergency and candidates explaining how they will rebuild the economy when the virus recedes.