Richard Carter
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Bureau chief for Netherlands @afp. Former Deputy Global Chief Editor, Europe/Africa desk chief, reporter in Tokyo, Berlin, Brussels, Paris, London.
Paris, France
Joined October 2010
Absolutely the tools of the trade. I don't know where I would be without my sequins at news conferences!
My bottle of glitter glue is only 4mls. Do you think it will be ok?
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On Dutch Xmas Eve, read this nice story by my @afp colleague Stephanie Hamel on the controversial tradition of "Black Pete" -- is it now in the past? Thanks to the @BangkokPostNews for the pick-up!
bangkokpost.com
Campaigners say ‘Black Pete’ Christmas tradition is finally nearing an end
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Totally agree!
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TIL that the Dutch for 'too-close-to-call' is 'too-close-to-call'!
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With 98.6% percent of votes counted, there is a gap of around 2,400 votes between @geertwilderspvv and @RobJetten. Overseas islands, a couple of PVV constituencies, and 20% of Amsterdam still to be declared. I have eaten all the Haribo I bought for the office. It's 5am. #thriller
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Also this very nice piece by @ha_hosman in the NRC about how foreign correspondents, including @afp are covering the Dutch election (in Dutch):
nrc.nl
,,Wacht, even Bontenbal zachter zetten”, zegt Richard Carter als hij de telefoon opneemt. De bureauchef van de Nederlandredactie van AFP probeert elke ochtend Goedemorgen Nederland te bekijken, zo...
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Exit polls at 9pm (2000 GMT), the result is too close to call. Going to be an exciting night and then a long period of horse-trading!
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We also went to Maastricht to speak to Henri Bontenbal, one of the rising stars of Dutch politics, who outlined his strategy for taking on the far-right:-
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We interviewed far-right leader Geert Wilders at a campaign stop in the fishing village of Volendam, where he quaffed beer and nibbled on Kibbeling -- bite-sized chunks of cod!
rfi.fr
At the Flying Dutchman restaurant in the fishing village of Volendam in the Netherlands, chefs are busy battering bite-sized chunks of locally caught cod for their speciality dish of "kibbeling".
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We spoke to people helping asylum-seekers, as immigration dominates the election campaign: -
hurriyetdailynews.com
Orange smoke flares burning and draped in the Dutch red, white, and blue flag, masked men rampage through the streets chanting "Wij zijn Nederland," "We are the Netherlands."
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First, we joined shoppers from all over the Netherlands as they took a bus to *Germany* to buy things more cheaply. Cost of living is a major campaign issue:- https://t.co/zcsLVnOGF8. Video picked up by German TV here:-
france24.com
Marleen Naipal scoops up another pot of face cream, glances at the price tag, and tips it into her bulging basket of cosmetic products.
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Election day! Here's a selection of stories we did @afp in the run-up to the vote.
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Egypt isn’t a state party to the Rome Statute and therefore ICC arrest warrants don’t apply there #justsaying
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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
apnews.com
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
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