Centrist Leader Rob Jetten Claims Narrow Victory Over Far-Right in Dutch Election

Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten has claimed victory in a knife-edge election, narrowly defeating far-right populist Geert Wilders. Jetten's D66 party holds a razor-thin lead, positioning him to become the Netherlands' youngest and first openly gay prime minister. The result is being watched closely across Europe as a potential check on the rise of populist movements. Jetten is now expected to begin complex negotiations to form a majority coalition government in the European Union's fifth-largest economy.