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Netherlands election 2025: Rob Jetten could become youngest leader after close tie with Geert Wilders

Centrist party D66 and the far-right Party for Freedom are neck and neck on 26 seats each

The Independent UK

Rob Jetten: anti-Wilders, ‘yes we can’ candidate poised to be next Dutch PM

As liberal-progressive D66 party makes huge gains in election, former junior athlete with ‘positive story’ and ‘vision’ leads race for power

The Guardian - UK

Dutch election stuns in night full of surprises: What you need to know

Dutch election goes to the wire as progressive forces led by newcomer Rob Jetten make gains in blow to rightwing firebrand Geert Wilders.

Euronews

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Geert Wilders faces shutout as centrists hail huge gains in knife-edge Dutch election

Far right neck and neck with liberal D66 but all major mainstream parties have ruled out working with anti-Islam firebrand

The Guardian - UK

Who is Rob Jetten, the potential next Dutch prime minister?

The 38-year-old's D66 party is neck-and-neck with Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom after Wednesday's election, meaning he could become the country's youngest ever leader.

Euronews

Centrist D66 narrowly leads far-right PVV in knife-edge Dutch vote, exit polls show

The centrist Democrats 66 (D66) have taken a slim lead in the Dutch parliamentary election, according to exit polls, narrowly ahead of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) in a tightly contested race that could reshape the country’s political landscape.

Radio France Internationale

Dutch centrists D66 back in lead in election vote count, edging past far-right PVV – as it happened

Rob Jetten’s party now leading by 15,122 votes, putting it back in the pole position to lead the talks on forming the next government

The Guardian - UK

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The main takeaways from the Netherlands' nail-biter elections, with the result still in the balance

Votes are still being counted in the Netherlands after a tense election, leaving uncertainty about the future government

The Independent UK

Neck-and-neck finish in Dutch election as Wilders' far-right party and D66 tie

Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom and the centrist D66 are tied in the Dutch general election

The Independent UK

Centrist D66 party makes huge gains in Dutch election

Result opens a path for D66 leader Rob Jetten to form a government as the youngest ever prime minister of the Netherlands

The Guardian - UK

Netherlands national elections 2025: The results in pictures

The Netherlands national elections 2025 in pictures

Euronews

First results show neck-and-neck finish between liberals and far right in Dutch general election

Preliminary results show a difference of just 2,000 votes between the centrist liberal D66 and far-right PVV, indicating 26 seats each in an extremely tight race.

Euronews

Geert Wilders convinced Dutch voters the far right could run the country. What is their verdict now?

A failed two-year experiment has lessons for the rest of Europe about the appeal – and the limits – of populism • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here

The Guardian - UK

Centrist D66 party expected to win most seats in Netherlands election – as it happened

Frans Timmermans resigns as GreenLeft-Labour leader as exit poll suggests Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV could finish second

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Polls open in Netherlands in close-run election seen as litmus test for far-right

The outcome of Wednesday's vote in the Netherlands could determine the strength of the far-right in a knife-edge race.

Radio France Internationale

Dutch voters cast ballots amid discontent over politics and stalled promises

Dutch voters head to the polls today, Wednesday, after two turbulent years under Geert Wilders’ far-right government, with the coalition’s collapse over migration policy and growing public discontent setting the stage for one of the most unpredictable elections in recent Dutch history.

Euronews

Fact check: Can you rely on AI chatbots for voting advice?

The Dutch Data Protection Authority has issued a firm warning that users should not use chatbots to decide who to vote for as the country gears up for a snap general election. But what are the risks, and what can potential voters use instead?

Radio France Internationale

Dutch voters decide future amid rising far-right influence

The Netherlands is bracing for a pivotal general election on 29 October, with more than 13 million eligible voters set to decide on the country's future direction amid fervent debates over EU membership, the war in Ukraine and immigration policy. Polls indicate that the far-right PVV party is likely to…

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Voting opens in Netherlands as narrowing polls suggest second Geert Wilders win

Major parties rule out coalition with rightwinger, giving his party little chance of being part of government

The Independent UK

Dutch voters head to polls as anti-Islam Wilders edges ahead in close election

The Netherlands elections take place against a backdrop of protests across the country against new asylum-seeker centres

Euronews

Uncertainty high among Dutch voters in final stretch of election campaigns

Wednesday's snap parliamentary election is expected to be a tight race between the four biggest parties, ranging across the political spectrum, as many voters remain uncertain about their choice.

The Independent UK

Dutch election campaign in final stretch as Geert Wilders seeks second victory

Dutch political leaders are wrapping up their campaigns before the general election

Euronews

Dutch elections: Five things to watch

The Netherlands goes to the polls in an election that could see the far-right win, but no clear path to forming a government.

The Guardian - UK

As Netherlands goes to the polls again, Geert Wilders faces isolation

With other parties refusing to govern with the far-right leader, months of political deadlock may lie ahead

The Independent UK

Wilders, Timmermans are among the leaders of the key parties in Dutch election

The Dutch election for all 150 seats in the lower Second Chamber of parliament is forecast to be a close race between Geert Wilders' populist Party for Freedom and the center-left bloc of the Labor Party and Green Left

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