The centrist D66 party has won the closely fought Dutch general election, according to the projections, which indicated that Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) are not able to bridge the narrow vote gap, France 24 reported, citing local news agency ANP.
Geert Wilders, the hard-right politician who won a surprising victory in the last Dutch elections, announced that he was willing to forgo becoming the prime minister of the Netherlands for now to increase chances of forming a 'right-wing' coalition, the New York Times reported.
Dutch far-right leader, Geert Wilders is doing increasingly well in the Dutch exit poll setting him on course to win big in the Netherlands elections, leaders from across Europe are congratulating the PPV (Freedom Party) leader.
A win for Wilders will put the Netherlands on track -- potentially -- for a dramatic shift in direction, after Rutte's four consecutive centrist governments. The question now, though, is whether any other parties are willing to join Wilders to form a coalition. Despite emerging as the larges