"He succeeds Dick Schoof, whose government collapsed in the summer of 2025, leading to snap elections. The 38-year-old centrist's D66 has teamed up with the centre-right Christian Democratic Appeal CDA party and the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) to form a coalition. However, they will fall nine seats short of a parliamentary majority with only 66 seats, meaning Jetten will depend on opposition support."
"His campaign has been successful partly due to a surge in advertising that has pushed a message of "yes, we can", enabling the party to focus on divisive issues such as immigration and the housing crisis. As part of the party's image transformation, Jetten challenged far-right leader Geert Wilders, hitting out at him for only standing up for LGBTQ+ rights in a bid to villainise Muslims."
Rob Jetten, 38, has become the Netherlands' youngest and first openly gay prime minister after the new government was sworn in on 23 February. Jetten leads Democrats 66 (D66), which won the October elections and displaced the far-right Freedom Party (PVV). D66 formed a coalition with the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), but the coalition holds only 66 seats, nine short of a majority, requiring opposition support. The campaign used surge advertising with a "yes, we can" message and focused on immigration and housing. Jetten has publicly challenged Geert Wilders and received broad social media support.
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