{"id":708,"date":"2025-10-31T17:39:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=708"},"modified":"2025-10-31T17:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:39:56","slug":"dutch-centrist-jetten-claims-victory-in-vote-where-far-right-lost-ground-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=708","title":{"rendered":"Dutch centrist Jetten claims victory in vote where far right lost ground | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>D66 party says no time to waste as begins challenge of finding three coalition partners on fractious centre-ground.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 31 Oct 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">31 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten has claimed victory in a cliffhanger election dominated by immigration and housing after seeing off far-right contender Geert Wilders, saying his win proved populism can be beaten.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old head of the D66 party, which won the most votes in this week\u2019s general election, is now set to become the youngest and first openly gay prime minister of the European Union\u2019s fifth-largest economy.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ve now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat the populist movements if you campaign with a positive message for your country,\u201d he said on Friday, as tallying from news agency ANP showed he was on course to win.<\/p>\n<p>The pro-EU, liberal D66 tripled its seat count with an upbeat campaign and a surge in advertising spending, while Wilders and his PVV Freedom Party lost a large part of the support that had propelled him to a shock victory at the previous poll in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>D66, which currently has 26 seats but could gain one more when every vote is counted, is now expected to lead talks to form a coalition\u00a0government, a process that usually takes months.<\/p>\n<p>The party will need to find at least three coalition partners to reach a simple majority in the 150-seat\u00a0lower chamber of parliament, with the centre-right CDA (18 seats), the liberal VVD (22) and the left-wing Green\/Labour group (20) viewed as contenders.<\/p>\n<p>But there are questions about whether the VVD and Green\/Labour will work together. VVD leader Dilan Yesilgoz said before the election an alliance with Green\/Labour \u201cwould not work\u201d and she wanted a centre-right coalition.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Green\/Labour group will elect a new leader after former EU Vice President Frans Timmermans stepped down.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Jetten urged mainstream parties from the left to the right to unite. \u201cWe want to find a majority that will eagerly work on issues such as the housing market, migration, climate and the economy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"serious-challenges\">\u2018Serious challenges\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Reporting from Amsterdam, Al Jazeera\u2019s Step Vaessen said Jetten faced \u201cserious challenges\u201d as informal coalition talks got under way, given that his party holds a razor-thin lead of only thousands of votes over Wilders and his PVV Freedom Party.<\/p>\n<p>Jetten, an enthusiastic athlete who once ran as a pacemaker to Olympic champion Sifan Hassan, had said there was no time to waste \u201cbecause the Dutch people are asking us to get to work\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Wilders said Jetten was jumping the gun, pointing out that the results would only become official once the Electoral Council, rather than ANP \u2013 which collects the results from all municipalities in the Netherlands \u2013 had decided.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow arrogant not to wait,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Although all mainstream parties had already ruled out working with him, Wilders had said he would demand to have a first crack at forming a coalition if his party was confirmed to have the most votes.<\/p>\n<p>Although he saw support collapse, other far-right parties like the Forum for Democracy (FvD), a nationalist party that wants to withdraw from the EU\u2019s Schengen system of open borders, performed well.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmation of the result will come on Monday, when mail ballots cast by Dutch residents living abroad are counted.<\/p>\n<p>Party leaders will discuss the next steps on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D66 party says no time to waste as begins challenge of finding three coalition partners on fractious centre-ground. 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