"Proud to be able to do this together, In a new phase, with a great responsibility and above all a joint promise to work for everyone in the Netherlands."
"I think we've now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat the populist movements if you campaign with a positive message for your country,"
"Soon to be Mr&Mr. I thought it was about time. It just feels great. We're very happy together."
Rob Jetten was sworn in as prime minister of the Netherlands by King Willem-Alexander and is the first openly LGBTQ+ person to hold the position. At 38, he is the country's youngest head of government. Jetten is engaged to Olympic hockey player Nico Keenan. He leads the centrist Democrats 66 party and campaigned on climate policy, affordable housing, and restoring trust in government. His coalition plans include increasing defense spending to meet NATO targets, enforcing stricter asylum policies, and funding military increases with cuts to healthcare and social welfare, a proposal denounced by the left wing. His campaign contrasted a positive 'Yes we can' message with far-right rhetoric.
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