Dutch parties strike minority coalition deal three months after D66 election upset

The Guardian - World NewsEN 3 min read 100% complete by Jon Henley, Europe correspondentJanuary 28, 2026 at 03:38 PM

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Three months after Dutch elections saw a surprise victory for the centrist D66 party, its leader Rob Jetten announced a new minority coalition deal with the conservative Christian Democrats and the right-wing VVD. The coalition, holding only 66 of 150 seats, excludes Geert Wilders' far-right Freedom party (PVV), which D66 narrowly defeated in the October election. Jetten, poised to become the Netherlands' youngest prime minister, stated the government will focus on international and domestic security, affordable housing, migration control, and investing in the new economy, with significant investment planned for defense. The new cabinet is expected to be sworn in by mid-February but will need to collaborate with opposition parties to pass legislation due to its minority status in both houses of parliament. The VVD refused to include the left-leaning GroenLinks/PvdA alliance, and D66 opposed including the radical-right populist JA21 party.

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JA21 40% Jesse Klaver 40% Dilan Yeşilgöz 50% Geert Wilders ×260% Christian Democrats 60% GroenLinks/PvdA ×260% Freedom party (PVV) ×370% VVD ×370% D66 ×680% Netherlands ×280% Rob Jetten ×590%

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minority coalition 90% dutch politics 80% election upset 70% d66 70% political parties 60% rob jetten 60% parliament 50% immigration 50% conservative christian democrats 40% right-wing vvd 40%

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