The leader of Dutch centrist D66 party Rob Jetten said on Thursday (October 30) that he is very confident about forming a new government.

With almost all votes counted, Jetten's D66 is virtually tied for the lead with the far right Freedom Party (PVV) led by anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders.

"We will have to wait for the final results whether the PVV from Geert Wilders or D66 is the biggest party and gets the first chance to form a majority government," Jetten said on the morning after the election.

Mainstream parties from the left to the right have in recent weeks excluded joining a government with the PVV, effectively ruling out his options for a viable coalition.

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THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS (OCTOBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS - Access All)

1. LEADER OF CENTRIST D66 PARTY, ROB JETTEN, CLAPPING, LAUGHING WITH SUPPORTERS

2. (SOUNDBITE) (Dutch) LEADER OF CENTRIST D66 PARTY, ROB JETTEN, SAYING:

"We'll see if we're really the biggest or the second biggest. One thing I know for sure, though, is that it's the best result ever for D66." / SUPPORTERS IN ROOM HEARD CHEERING

3. JETTEN SPEAKING TO MEDIA

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEADER OF CENTRIST D66 PARTY, ROB JETTEN, SAYING:

"I'm very happy with this historic result for my party, the best result in our history, and also a very strong message from Dutch voters that they want positive political powers in the centre to work together and to deliver for all the people in the Netherlands."

5. JETTEN SPEAKING TO MEDIA

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEADER OF CENTRIST D66 PARTY, ROB JETTEN, SAYING:

"And now we will have to wait for the final results whether the PVV from Geert Wilders or D66 is the biggest party and gets the first chance to form a majority government."

REPORTER OFF CAMERA: "Are you still confident that populism is beaten?"

(SOUNDBITE) (English) LEADER OF CENTRIST D66 PARTY, ROB JETTEN, SAYING:

"Yes, very confident because there are more than 100 seats in a 150-seat parliament that voted for positive powers, and I'm looking forward to working together with each and every one of them to deliver for all our voters."

7. VARIOUS OF JETTEN IN INTERVIEW

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEADER OF CENTRIST D66 PARTY, ROB JETTEN, SAYING:

"We've seen two years of negativism and a Dutch government that was not cooperating that much in Europe as we've seen before, and this brings the Netherlands back in the heart of Europe, and I'm very proud of that."

9. JETTEN CUTTING CAKE