Overview
- With roughly 98% of ballots counted, D66 edges PVV by about 2,000 votes as both parties land on 26 seats in the 150-seat chamber.
- Geert Wilders’ PVV sheds around a dozen seats from its 2023 peak and faces de facto exclusion from governing by rival parties.
- Frans Timmermans steps down as leader of the GroenLinks–PvdA alliance after a fourth-place finish of about 20 seats.
- VVD takes third place and CDA improves on prior results, while smaller far-right parties gain ground at PVV’s expense.
- Dick Schoof remains caretaker prime minister while protracted coalition talks get underway after a campaign dominated by immigration and housing.