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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley, Europe correspondent

MYSTERIOUS: Dutch parties strike minority coalition after d66 election upset - You Need To See This

Rob Jetten speaking to the media
Rob Jetten, the leader of D66, is in line to become the Netherlands’ youngest ever prime minister. Photograph: ANP/Shutterstock

The leaders of three Dutch political parties have agreed a new coalition deal, paving the way for a rare minority government in the Netherlands almost three months after elections that produced an upset victory for the centrist D66 party.

The liberal-progressive, pro-European party, led by the probable new prime minister, Rob Jetten, will join up with the conservative Christian Democrats and the right-wing VVD in a government that holds only 66 seats in the 150-seat lower house.

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