Overview
- Polling stations opened at 07:30 across more than 10,000 locations, with a few special sites operating outside standard hours such as a late‑night student café in Zwolle.
- The nationwide exit poll from Ipsos/I&O estimates D66 at 27 seats, PVV at 25 and VVD at 23, with a margin of error of one to two seats as municipal counting proceeds overnight.
- Early reactions followed the exit poll, including celebrations at DENK over an estimated three seats and news that GroenLinks‑PvdA leader Frans Timmermans will step down after a disappointing projection.
- Turnout snapshots showed strong participation, including 54.9% of Amsterdammers having voted by 18:00 and a provisional 80.3% overall turnout in Nijmegen, where detailed counts continue.
- Authorities addressed election‑day issues such as illegal party logos sprayed near Amsterdam polling sites and persistent accessibility gaps for voters with sensory or cognitive impairments, notably the scarcity of audio voting aids in Groningen.