POLITICS

PVV, D66 Dead Heat Clouds Coalition Talks

The Netherlands’ general election delivered an unprecedented dead heat, with Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom and centrist D66 each on 26 seats with nearly all votes counted, ANP tallies showed. The knife-edge result is set to delay coalition talks; Wilders demanded a leading role, while D66 urged common ground. PVV is forecast to lose 11 seats as D66 gains 11. Some municipal and postal votes remain uncounted. Right-wing JA21 is projected to jump from one to nine seats, and former European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans said he will quit Dutch politics.

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