US EditionDutch Center-Left D66 Defeats Wilders in Election
D66 nearly tripled seats to 26 while Wilders lost 11; all major parties rule out coalition with Wilders, setting stage for coalition talks to form government.
- On Wednesday, the Netherlands held a tightly contested national vote with D66 and the PVV tied on 26 seats as more than 90% of votes were counted, and exit polls showed the result was too close to call.
- Geert Wilders' decision in June to pull the PVV from government explains the electoral backlash, as the PVV lost ground since its 2023 election win of 37 seats.
- IPSOS's methodology—65 polling stations and around 80,000 voters—underpinned early forecasts projecting D66 on 27 seats versus PVV's 25, while the ANP news agency showed D66 narrowly ahead by a few thousand votes.
- All major parties have ruled out working with Wilders, making him virtually certain not to be prime minister, and negotiations to form a coalition are expected to begin Thursday, possibly lasting months.
- Observers see the Dutch vote as a European bellwether for right-wing momentum, and if confirmed, a D66 win would return the government toward the centre, placing Rob Jetten in charge of talks.
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