Overview
- With roughly 98% of ballots counted, D66 and Geert Wilders’ PVV are tied on 26 seats, with D66 ahead by about 2,000 votes in the popular tally.
- Earlier Ipsos exit polls projected D66 on 27 seats to PVV’s 25, but final allocations remain pending until the official count is certified.
- PVV drops about eleven seats from its 2023 high of 37, and Wilders acknowledges a setback as mainstream parties maintain their pledge not to govern with him.
- Frans Timmermans’ GroenLinks–PvdA slips to fourth with about 20 seats, and Timmermans resigns as leader after the underperformance.
- Forming a majority will require 76 of 150 seats, pointing to lengthy talks in a fragmented chamber, with potential partners for D66 including VVD and CDA alongside GroenLinks–PvdA.