US EditionDutch Center-Left D66 Defeats Wilders in Election
- On Wednesday , an exit poll published immediately after voting showed no party near 76 seats, signalling tough coalition talks in the fragmented Netherlands system.
- After collapsing the coalition in June, Geert Wilders, PVV leader, faced political isolation as mainstream parties ruled out working with the PVV, citing his untrustworthiness.
- Seat-by-Seat shifts reveal D66 rising to 27 seats, a gain of 17, while PVV falls to 25 seats, losing 11 since 2023.
- No single party can govern alone, so D66 leader Rob Jetten must secure coalition partners from right and left to reach the 76-seat majority threshold, with formal talks starting in the coming days and possibly lasting months.
- Amid broader European concern, analysts see the Dutch vote as a test of far-right limits in Europe, with housing crisis, immigration and cost-of-living issues intensifying after anti-immigration protests last month.
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The center-left D66 party is likely to win the snap parliamentary election in the Netherlands. The far-right Freedom Party came in a close second, but the final votes are still being counted. Both parties will receive 26 seats in the 150-seat parliament.
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