US EditionDutch Center-Left D66 Defeats Wilders in Election
The centrist liberal Democrats 66 surged to 26 seats, nearly tripling their previous count, while Geert Wilders' far-right Freedom party lost 11 seats amid coalition challenges.
- On Oct. 29, 2025, with 97.7% of votes counted, Democrats 66 and the Party for Freedom tied at 26 seats each, ANP reported an unprecedented result.
- After the PVV pulled out in June, mainstream Dutch parties ruled out governing with Geert Wilders, isolating his party as his support fell since 2023.
- Rob Jetten's rapid reinvention pushed Democrats 66 from laggard to frontrunner, tripling support after winning only nine seats in the 2023 election result.
- The close finish means the nail‑biting result is expected to delay coalition formation, and parliamentary party leaders will likely meet on Friday to decide on appointing a 'scout' role.
- Seen across Europe as a test, the Dutch election may exclude the far right, with Rob Jetten poised to lead and Kajsa Ollongren warning, "It will be very difficult.
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Netherlands delivers wrist slap to right-winger Geert Wilders.
Parliamentary elections in the Netherlands Oct. 28 gave more evidence of at least some voters having enough of hateful right wing demagogues. The PVV (Party for Freedom) of near-fascist Geert Wilders lost 11 seats in the lower house and will almost...
So exciting was a choice in the Netherlands rare. Who makes the race? The left-liberal Jetten lies before the right-wing populist Wilders. A change of generation and politics could be imminent.
So exciting was a choice in the Netherlands rare. Who makes the race? The left-liberal Jetten lies before the right-wing populist Wilders. A change of generation and politics could be imminent.
Anything pro-European is well-received in Brussels. Should Rob Jetten become prime minister, our country will likely have the most pro-European government leader ever.
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