The Netherlands goes to the polls on Wednesday to elect 150 members for its lower house of parliament. Here’s a round up of news from the final day of campaigning.

End sprint

An opinion poll for I&O Research suggests the ruling VVD is sprinting away from the other parties and is now 11 seats ahead of Geert Wilders’ PVV.

The poll suggests the VVD is on target to win 27 seats while the PVV would be in fifth place with just 16 seats, one more than the party won in 2012. The poll gives GroenLinks and D66 each 20 seats and the Christian Democrats 19.

The polling company suggests the VVD has benefited from the diplomatic row between the Netherlands and Turkey, with considerable backing for prime minister Mark Rutte’s tough approach.

CDA wants queen’s second passport

Christian Democrat leader Sybrand Buma told a radio programme on Tuesday that queen Maxima should renounce her Argentine nationality.

‘If it was up to me, everyone would have just one passport,’ Buma said. ‘And that means the queen as well.’ Dual nationality makes it difficult for people to integrate into Dutch society, Buma said. ‘If you want Dutch nationality… you are making a considered choice. It is more than a piece of paper. It is a choice which joins you to a country.’

Denk ducks out

Denk campaign leader Tunahan Kuzu said on Tuesday afternoon he will not take part in the final television debate of the campaign after all.

Kuzu said he had no wish to debate with Jan Roos, leader of right-wing party VNL, describing him as xenophobic and homophobic.

‘Jan Roos earlier came out with speculative news that Mark Rutte is gay and the way he has denigrated Tofik Dibi’s sexuality is the lowest of the low,’ Kuzu said. In addition, the way he stigmatises Muslims is contributing to growing xenophobia in the Netherlands, Kuzu said.