"While the last few thousand votes are still being counted, Dutch media reported on Friday that Geert Wilders' anti-immigration, anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) could no longer win. D66 is now expected to take the lead in a first round of talks to form a coalition government, a process that usually takes months. Both parties had been predicted to win 26 seats in Wednesday's snap election, which revolved around not only the housing crisis, immigration and healthcare, but also competent leadership."
"All mainstream parties had already ruled out governing with Wilders, the anti-Islam firebrand whose PVV won 37 seats in 2023 then led a chaotic rightwing coalition that lasted less than a year before he torpedoed it in a row over his draconian immigration plans. However, while this is the end of the self-described most rightwing government ever, and there is a clear surge in support for centrist parties,"
D66 emerged as the leading party in the snap election, positioning 38-year-old Rob Jetten to become the Netherlands' youngest prime minister. D66 is projected to win 27 seats while Geert Wilders' PVV can no longer win, according to counts. Both parties had been predicted to win 26 seats before results shifted. Coalition talks will be led by D66 and are expected to take months amid fragmentation and far-right voters shifting to smaller parties like JA21 and Forum for Democracy. Mainstream parties have ruled out governing with Wilders, and trust in politics remains at just 4%.
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