Lead candidate

[2] In the Netherlands, which uses a system of open-list proportional representation, the lead candidates in elections for the House of Representatives are almost always the parties' political leaders.

When a coalition is formed, the lead candidates of the governing parties may be offered senior positions in the Cabinet, requiring them to vacate their seats in parliament.

Traditionally, the lead candidate of the largest party in the governing coalition becomes Prime Minister.

They are also not the parties' nominees for the positions of King's commissioner, mayor, dike-reeve or lieutenant governor.

In Belgium, elections to the Chamber of Representatives only feature provincial electoral lists since the 2012–2014 state reform.