D66’s Rob Jetten Claims Dutch Election Victory

D66 leader Rob Jetten has claimed triumph successful nan Dutch wide election, aft projections by nationalist news agency ANP confirmed his statement tin nary longer beryllium overtaken by Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV.

With almost each votes counted, D66 is up by complete 15,000 votes, putting nan centrist-liberal statement connected people to return nan lead successful conjugation talks and present nan Netherlands its first-ever D66 premier minister.

‘We are nan biggest statement successful nan Netherlands’

“Thank you for your trust,” Jetten said connected societal media. “We are nan biggest statement successful nan Netherlands and now we are going to activity connected behalf of each nan Dutch.”

“The astir important point is to look astatine really we tin correspond group connected themes specified arsenic nan lodging market, migration, ambiance and nan economy,” Jetten said, calling for a “stable conjugation that tin move nan state forward.” (Cited by Dutch News.)

D66 leads by constrictive separator arsenic last votes counted

According to ANP’s calculations, D66 cannot now beryllium overtaken, moreover pinch 1 last municipality (Venray successful Noord-Limburg) still to declare. Around 24,000 votes stay there, while 90,000 votes from Dutch citizens abroad, who thin to favour D66, are besides to beryllium counted.

At present, some D66 and PVV clasp 26 seats successful nan 150-seat Tweede Kamer, though analysts expect D66 could summation 1 further spot erstwhile overseas ballots are added.

The VVD, led by Dilan Yesilgöz, came successful 3rd pinch 22 seats, followed by smaller centrist and left-wing parties, including CDA, GroenLinks–PvdA, and NSC, leaving a analyzable conjugation picture.

Coalition options successful nan Netherlands

Next Tuesday – November 4 – parliamentary statement leaders will meet to name a verkenner, a elder governmental fig who will consult nan 15 parties apt to participate parliament and research imaginable coalitions.

Youngest premier curate and first openly cheery leader

If D66 successfully leads nan adjacent government, Rob Jetten (38) would go nan Netherlands’ youngest-ever premier curate and its first openly cheery leader.

A erstwhile civilian servant, Jetten entered parliament successful 2017, became D66’s parliamentary leader successful 2018, and took complete nan nationalist activity successful 2023 aft nan resignation of Sigrid Kaag.

He is group to wed his partner, Argentine lucky subordinate Nicolás Keenan, successful 2026.

The charismatic results will beryllium confirmed aft overseas votes are tallied this weekend. The caller parliament will past convene to statesman conjugation negotiations, a process that could return months.

Analysts opportunity Jetten’s attraction connected unity, ambiance policy, lodging reform, and pragmatic governance helped D66 consolidate mean voters, while Wilders’ PVV mislaid momentum aft soul divisions and waning support from mainstream partners.

Jetten’s pro-EU stance signals continued alignment pinch European ambiance and migration frameworks, offering reassurance to world residents, expats, and investors.

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