Liberal-progressive party D66 wins election, Dutch media report Party will take lead in first round of talks to form coalition government after securing most votes The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025
WK The Dutch elections, NATO ties, and the race to reduce dependence on US defence The finely balanced provisional results of the Dutch election has intensified the debate over European security and dependence on the United States, prompting urgent questions about defence autonomy and the respective roles of the Netherlands and France. Radio France Internationale · Oct 31, 2025
Centrist D66 confirmed as Dutch general election winner With nearly all votes counted, Geert Wilders' far-right PVV party no longer has a chance at overtaking the centrist D66 party led by Rob Jetten. Euronews · Oct 31, 2025
Dutch elections: Wilders’ far-right PVV loses ground in shift to centre With 99 per cent of votes counted, the Dutch election has ended in a dead heat between D66 and Geert Wilders’ PVV. Leiden University professor Bernard Steunenberg says the result signals a return to the political centre and indicates that voters are seeking practical solutions, both at home and across… Radio France Internationale · Oct 30, 2025
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 · Oct 30, 2025
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 · Oct 30, 2025
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 · Oct 30, 2025
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 · Oct 30, 2025
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 · Oct 30, 2025
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 · Oct 30, 2025
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 · Oct 30, 2025
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 · Oct 30, 2025
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 · Oct 30, 2025
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 · Oct 29, 2025
Euronews · Oct 29, 2025 Netherlands national elections 2025: The results in pictures The Netherlands national elections 2025 in pictures
Euronews · Oct 29, 2025 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.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025 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 · Oct 29, 2025 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
Euronews · Oct 29, 2025 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 · Oct 29, 2025 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 · Oct 29, 2025 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 · Oct 29, 2025 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…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025 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 · Oct 29, 2025 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 · Oct 28, 2025 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.