Overview
- After the final domestic constituency reported on Friday, Rob Jetten’s D66 leads Geert Wilders’ PVV by 14,081 votes, with only postal and expatriate ballots left to count.
- Projections keep both D66 and PVV at 26 seats in the 150-seat chamber, with media noting D66 could gain one more once overseas votes are tallied and the official result is proclaimed Friday by the Kiesraad.
- Jetten declared victory and is preparing to start coalition talks, with party leaders due to select an initial 'scout' next week to map potential alliances toward a 76-seat majority.
- Wilders posted claims of voting irregularities that remain unverified, while the Electoral Council cites independent security audits, including a 2024 Fox-IT review finding no major vulnerabilities in the counting software.
- With PVV down from its 2023 high and smaller right-wing parties gaining seats (FvD to seven, JA21 to nine), attention turns to a possible centrist 'grand coalition' spanning D66, VVD, CDA and Greens/Labour, though tensions between VVD and Greens/Labour persist.