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00:03 Report / Rosie Birchard
00:26 Rob Jetten / D66 Party leader
01:16 Geert Wilders / PVV Party leader
01:39 Bert Bakker / Political Scientist, University of Amsterdam
02:06 Rosie Birchard / DW Correspondent / The Hague

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Neck and neck in the Netherlands: It was a photo finish between the centrist D66 party and the far-right Freedom Party after snap elections. 

D66 shot from the political sidelines, projected to more than double its number of seats. And that could pave the way for leader Rob Jetten to become the Netherlands’ youngest and first out gay prime minister.

0:24
+++SOT Rob Jetten EN+++
This is a historic election result because we’ve shown not only to the Netherlands but also to the world that it is possible to beat populist and extreme-right movements,

0:33
Some voters here in the Hague welcomed the shift.

0:36
+++VOX woman EN+++
He's trying to connect people and I think that's what the Netherlands need.
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+++VOX woman ENG
"I'm glad that the Middle is very strong now!"

+++VOX man EN+++
I'm a foreigner living here and I think that things are moving in the right direction

0:56
The Freedom Party with its anti-Islam stance remains a favorite with voters, but is projected to lose seats compared to its shock win in 2023.
Its leader Geert Wilders pulled his party out of its own government earlier this year -- and rivals have vowed not to work with him this time round.

1:15
+++SOT Wilders Dutch +++
We have stood our ground. As you know, we left the cabinet because we felt that the agreements had not been fulfilled. I don't regret that decision; I knew it could have this consequence, but we are ready to fight. We have achieved the second-best result ever.

1:29 
Other parties on the hard right did make gains, 

And Wilders is likely to maintain influence over Dutch politics.

1:38
++++SOT Bert Bakker, Political Scientist (zoom)+++
If we talk about strategy for Wilders, the Freedom Party, there's obviously some attractiveness to be able to say: I wanted to govern, but nobody wanted to govern with me. And then he can be in opposition for the coming years and say: Well, I, I would have been Prime Minister, we would have done this. That is obviously an attractive part for an opposition. 

2:00
Now the process of trying to negotiate to form a government will begin -- 

2:05
+++PTC rosie the hague+++
There are more than a dozen parties in parliament here…
And the fragmented and tighter-than-ever results makes the next steps even more complex.+++ 

2:13
Coalition talks could still take months.

2:18
+++VOX MAN EN+++
One party is just not enough. You need four or fiv. It’s going to be really difficult. I’m glad I’m not in their shoes.

2:26
With the Dutch public demanding reforms on housing and immigration, the next government will have its work cut out - whenever it eventually takes office.