Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands' youngest ever PM

Rob Jetten, 38, has become the Netherlands' youngest and first openly gay prime minister after being sworn in on Monday. Jetten's Democrats 66 party (D66) narrowly won October's election, leading to a center-right minority government with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA). The new coalition faces the challenge of negotiating reforms, including defense spending and healthcare cuts, vote by vote in parliament. A key policy focus is reducing asylum seekers, requiring them to apply outside of Europe. Jetten was formally sworn in by King Willem-Alexander at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague.

Rob Jetten, 38, has become the Netherlands' youngest and first openly gay prime minister after being sworn in on Monday. Jetten's Democrats 66 party (D66) narrowly won October's election, leading to a center-right minority government with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA). The new coalition faces the challenge of negotiating reforms, including defense spending and healthcare cuts, vote by vote in parliament. A key policy focus is reducing asylum seekers, requiring them to apply outside of Europe. Jetten was formally sworn in by King Willem-Alexander at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague.

Rob Jetten, 38, has become the Netherlands' youngest and first openly gay prime minister after being sworn in on Monday. Jetten's Democrats 66 party (D66) narrowly won October's election, leading to a center-right minority government with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA). The new coalition faces the challenge of negotiating reforms, including defense spending and healthcare cuts, vote by vote in parliament. A key policy focus is reducing asylum seekers, requiring them to apply outside of Europe. Jetten was formally sworn in by King Willem-Alexander at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague.

A new Dutch government led by 38-year-old centrist Rob Jetten, the country's youngest and first openly gay prime minister, took office on Monday. Jetten's D66 party achieved a surprise election victory in October, narrowly defeating Geert Wilders' far-right Freedom Party (PVV). The snap election was triggered by the PVV's withdrawal from the previous right-wing coalition. Jetten's D66 has formed a coalition with the centre-right CDA and liberal VVD, but the coalition lacks a parliamentary majority, holding only 66 of the 150 seats. The coalition formation took 117 days.