Overview
- Polling stations opened at 7:30 a.m. local time and close at 9 p.m., with an exit poll due at the close and an update 30 minutes later.
- Surveys show the PVV narrowly ahead with a large share of voters still undecided and three rivals closing in, including the GL/PvdA bloc led by Frans Timmermans, the CDA under Henri Bontenbal, and D66’s Rob Jetten.
- Migration, an acute shortage of affordable housing, and rising health-care costs shaped voter concerns throughout the campaign.
- The race has been shadowed by street violence near asylum centers and an AI disinformation episode targeting Timmermans, for which Geert Wilders apologized.
- Even if the PVV finishes first, refusals from potential partners and the fragmented system make a governing majority uncertain and could extend coalition talks for weeks or months.