Rob Jetten: anti-Wilders, ‘yes we can’ candidate poised to be next Dutch PM

Rob Jetten’s liberal-progressive D66 surged in Dutch elections, leaving him almost certain to become prime minister, though formal confirmation could take weeks. With the far-right PVV’s seats apparently dropping from 37 to 26, level with D66, and other major parties refusing to work with Geert Wilders, Jetten told cheering supporters the center can hold and 'we have turned the page on Wilders.' The 38-year-old, pro-European and pro-climate, vowed to unite a divided country after the short-lived government featuring Wilders collapsed over his anti-immigration plans. He would be the Netherlands' first openly gay prime minister.

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