# Centrist liberal leader Rob Jetten has claimed victory in Wednesday’s nail-biting Dutch election, after vote analysis indicated his party could not be beaten by anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders. Jetten’s D66 party currently has a narrow lead of 15-thousand votes over Wilders’ Freedom Party, and Dutch news agency ANP says even though the vote count is not complete, Wilders can no longer win. No Dutch election race has ever been so close, and if Jetten does become prime minister, he will be the first openly gay and youngest in Dutch history.
Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims victory in neck-and-neck election race