New Dutch Parliament Sworn In Following Wilders' Election Victory

Coalition talks underway as potential partners express reservations about Wilders' policy pledges.

Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom won the general election, securing 37 seats in the 150-seat Second Chamber of Parliament.
Talks to form a new ruling coalition are in early stages, with at least two potential partners balking at some of Wilders' policy pledges.
Mark Rutte, the Netherlands' longest serving premier, will remain in office until a new coalition is formed and sworn in.
The New Social Contract party, led by former Christian Democrat lawmaker Pieter Omtzigt, has 20 seats but is reluctant to join Wilders in a coalition.
The new parliament is made up of 15 different parties and includes 67 lawmakers with no experience in the national legislature.