Dutch conservative Omtzigt will lead new party in November election

Pieter Omtzigt, one of the most popular conservative politicians in the Netherlands, has founded a new party and will lead it in November's national election, he said in an interview published in a Dutch newspaper on Sunday. An opinion poll taken by research company I&O before Omtzigt's announcement had predicted he might win as many as 46 of the 150 seats in the country's parliament – more than any established party – if he were to form a new party and lead it into the election. "I've also seen polls that predict I will only get half as many, but that would still mean a lot of seats," Omtzigt said in an interview published in Tubantia, adding that he is not seeking to become prime minister but to reform Dutch politics.