Democrats 66 (D66) Win the Dutch Elections
The Netherlands went to the polls yesterday. According to unofficial election results, the social liberal Democrats 66 (D66), led by Rob Jetten, emerged as the victors of the election by securing 27 parliamentary seats. On the other hand, the far-right Freedom Party (PVV), known for its anti-Islam and xenophobic stance under the leadership of Geert Wilders, suffered the biggest loss in the election, losing 12 seats. Despite this, the PVV, which won 25 seats, is expected to be influential in the upcoming coalition talks. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), led by Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, secured 23 seats, placing them third in the election.After what is anticipated to be lengthy coalition talks, Rob Jetten, the openly gay leader of D66, could potentially make history by becoming the first gay Prime Minister of the Netherlands.