# The Dutch election climaxed in an unprecedented cliffhanger, with only a few thousand votes separating the far-right party of firebrand Geert Wilders and a pro-European centrist party. With 99.7-percent of the vote tallied, the anti-Islam Freedom Party run by Wilders was fractionally ahead of the D66 led by 38-year old Rob Jetten. Every major party has ruled out working with Wilders, meaning Jetten is on track to become the country’s youngest and first openly gay prime minister, even if he comes second. Overseas postal votes might still decide the election.
Dutch election is a cliffhanger between far-right and centrist parties