Overview
- Projections from the Oct. 29 vote show D66 under Rob Jetten edging Geert Wilders’ PVV, according to reporting cited from Deutsche Welle.
- At 38, Jetten would be both the youngest person and the first openly gay individual to hold the Dutch premiership.
- Official confirmation is pending the count of mail-in ballots from Dutch citizens abroad on Nov. 3.
- Jetten framed the outcome as a win over populism through a positive campaign message, telling reporters it showed such movements can be defeated.
- Coverage highlights his centrist-liberal platform, including calls to control migration flows, and notes his engagement to two-time Olympian Nicolás Keenan with a wedding planned next year.