D66 under him and his far-right PVV fought hard until the last moment for the first place in the Dutch elections, with the centrist party completing its very big rise in the best way, cutting the thread first.
Although the first place is of little importance, as the two parties get the same number of seats, 26 in number, and the overall very good performance of the centrist parties is expected to lead to the creation of a centrist government coalition, although D66’s lead is expected to speed up the proceedings,
The final result and the error of the polls
With almost all the votes counted, , ANP records.
Despite the fact that a few weeks ago the polls gave D66 just 12 seats, the 38-year-old Yetten managed to significantly strengthen his position through a series of TV appearances and debates.
Having collected around 17% of the vote, the party will definitely need three more parties to complete the necessary 76 seats to form a government, as the country’s House of Representatives consists of 150 members.
The scenarios for the creation of a government
Rob Yetten said he was seeking a “broad-based, stable and ambitious” coalition. it seems to be the creation of a centrist government, which, in addition to D66, will include the also centrist VVD, which ruled the country for over a decade, with Mark Rutte as prime minister and in these elections gathered 22 seats, the center-left Labor and Greens alliance, which received 20 seats, and the center-right CDA, which received 18. The combination this gives the “comfortable” sum of 86 seats.
The “problem” identified in this case is that the leader of the VVD, Dylan Gesylgoz, has emphasized that he does not wish to cooperate with the Labor and Greens alliance, although the immediate resignation of its leader, Frans Timmermans, immediately after the announcement of the election results, may soften the rivalry between the two parties, making the above government cooperation fully realistic.
The most right-wing scenario
Another option is for the three parties to remain as they are (D66, VVD and CDA) and for the Labor and Greens alliance to include the right-wing JA21. This scenario, however, is not the desire of D66 leader and potential prime minister, Rob Yetten. Yetten considers JA21 particularly right-wing and has different positions with it on a number of important issues, such as the future of the European Union and immigration.
