Overview
- A near-final ANP projection with roughly 95% counted puts D66 and Geert Wilders’ PVV on 26 seats each, after an exit poll briefly showed D66 ahead 27–25.
- The PVV is set to lose about 11–12 seats from its 2023 tally of 37, marking a significant decline from its previous high-water mark.
- Projections place VVD at roughly 22–23 seats and the Green/Labour alliance at about 20, highlighting a fragmented 150-seat chamber that necessitates a coalition.
- With mainstream parties ruling out a coalition with Wilders, Rob Jetten is the likely figure to open coalition talks, which could take months under the Netherlands’ proportional system.
- Green/Labour leader Frans Timmermans said he would step down following his alliance’s disappointing showing.