The far-right Wilders emulates Bolsonaro and Trump when they lost at the polls and hints at electoral fraud

Wilders thus reacted to the announcement by the national news agency ANP, which confirmed this Friday the irreversible advantage of D66 over the PVV.

“The Electoral Council, not ANP, is the one who decides. What arrogance not to wait for its verdict,” wrote the far-right, who assured that his party will oppose “from day one, with all its strength and with its 26 seats, the left-liberal government” of Jetten.

The far-right shared screenshots of messages about alleged incidents at polling stationssuch as wrong ballots, ballot boxes moved without control and missing vote containers, messages spread by individuals and not verified. “I have no idea if they are all true, but hey, if at least they were investigated…” Wilders said.

In addition, this Friday he warned the progressive liberal Rob Jettenwinner of the legislative elections with D66, that “he will not allow his own people to destroy the Netherlands.”

The ANP news agency confirmed this Friday that D66 got the most votes in Wednesday’s general election, putting its 38-year-old leader, Rob Jetten, on track to become the youngest prime minister in the history of the Netherlands.

In search of a coalition

D66 is now expected to take the lead in a first round of talks to form a coalition government a process that typically takes months.

With around 18% of the votes, the party will need at least three coalition partners to achieve a simple majority in the lower house of parliament, which has 150 seats.

Jetten on Friday urged the major parties, from the left to the right, to unite. “Voters have clearly indicated the need for cooperation,” Jetten told reporters. “We want to find a majority that will work enthusiastically on issues such as the housing market, migration, climate and the economy.”

The liberal and pro-European D66 party tripled its number of seats with a optimistic campaign and a considerable increase in advertising spending, while Wilders lost much of the support that had propelled him to a surprise victory in the previous election. 2023.

Although all the traditional parties had already ruled out making an agreement with him, the far-right had said that he would demand the first opportunity to form a coalition if it was confirmed that his party had the majority of the votes.

The final results will arrive on Monday, when postal votes cast by residents abroad are counted.