Dutch elections: Exit polls suggest centry party ahead | DW News

Polling stations in the Netherlands have now closed, in the country's third election in just four years.

Exit polls show a shift to the left, with the center-left D66 party projected to take the most seats in parliament – around 18 more than in the last election two years ago. Geert Wilder's far-right Freedom party appears to have taken a beating. Last time, they won the highest number of seats. But the first exit poll shows them in second, having lost around 12 seats. The vote was seen as a test of Wilder's popularity after his party walked out of the coalition government, causing its collapse.

00:00 First exit polls in the Netherlands
00:41 Rosie Birchard, DW Correspondent

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Post from DW News on October 29, 2025

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