ANP Puts D66 First in Dutch Vote, Setting Jetten Up to Lead Coalition Talks
Coalition negotiations become the focus pending Monday’s official count.
Overview
- ANP projections based on municipal tallies show D66 has an insurmountable lead over Geert Wilders’ PVV two days after voting.
- Rob Jetten leads by 15,155 votes with one constituency and overseas postal ballots still to be counted, and the official result is due Monday.
- Jetten declared victory and said he is very confident he can form a government.
- D66 is projected at 26 seats and would likely need a broad deal with CDA (18), VVD (22) and the Green/Left bloc (20), though tensions between VVD and Green/Left persist.
- Parliamentary leaders plan to meet Tuesday to appoint a scout for talks, most parties exclude PVV from governing, and interim prime minister Dick Schoof expects to remain in office through Christmas.