According to forecasts, the party won 27 seats in the 150-person House of Representatives, thus obtaining the best result among all the participating committees. The D66 result also means a significant increase in support – the party had only 9 seats so far.
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Parliamentary elections in the Netherlands. According to the exit poll, this was the result achieved by the remaining parties
Populist was in second place Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV), which according to the poll, can count on 25 seats. For Wilders, known for his anti-immigration and Eurosceptic views, this is one of the best results in the history of his party, although it is still not enough to think about forming a government on his own.
She took third place liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) with 23 seats. This is a significant loss for the group that has dominated Dutch politics for the last 13 years under the leadership of Mark Rutte, the current NATO Secretary General.
Fourth place went to the joint list of the Green Left and the Labor Party (GroenLinks–PvdA)led by former head of the European Commission Frans Timmermans. The coalition won 20 seatswhich means that left-wing groups remain an important, although limited, partner in potential coalition talks.
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They took fifth place Christian Democrats from CDA, who won 19 seats.
The remaining seats went to other smaller parties: the right-wing JA21, Forum voor Democratie, the BBB agricultural movement, the Socialists (SP), the Party for Animals (PvdD) and the Protestant SGP. After the break, the 50Plus seniors' party also returns to parliament.
Preliminary results confirm the high fragmentation of the Dutch political scene and portend difficult negotiations regarding the formation of a new government. No party obtained a majority, which means that it will be necessary to form a broad coalition – perhaps with the participation of three or even four parties.
Analysts point out that the good result of D66 proves the continued support for the pro-European course of the Netherlands, despite the growing popularity of populist and nationalist groups. In turn, the result of the Freedom Party confirms that anti-immigration rhetoric and opposition to European Union policies remain strong topics in the public debate.
