The Netherlands will get the youngest prime minister in its history

The centrist D66 party, which came first in last year&rsquo;s October elections, the center-right Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), and the liberal People&rsquo;s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) will join forces in a coalition holding only 66 seats in the Dutch lower house, 10 short of a majority. Minority governments are rare in the Netherlands.D66 leader, 38-year-old Rob Jetten, will become the youngest Dutch prime minister in history. He spoke alongside the leaders of CDA and VVD on Tuesday evening, saying that the three of them &ldquo;still have a few finishing details&rdquo; to work out before their coalition agreement is formally presented on Friday, but he sounded optimistic.Rob Jetten: &quot;Als we vrijdag het akkoord presenteren, is dit een van de snelste kabinetsformaties in de afgelopen decennia. Terwijl we voor gigantische opgaven staan in een wereld die nogal onrustig is.&quot;De eerstvolgende Provinciale Staten verkiezingen zijn op 17 maart 2027. Dan&hellip; pic.twitter.com/QITqN7xUNu&mdash; Strijder124 (@Strijder124) January 28, 2026&ldquo;We&rsquo;re really looking forward to getting started,&rdquo; Jetten said. He added that the new government&rsquo;s priorities will be affordable housing, migration control, and defense investment. The cabinet could be sworn in before the Dutch king by the end of February.VVD leader Dilan Yeşilg&ouml;z, who previously served as Minister of Justice, said she has not yet decided whether she will take a position in the new government.In the October elections, D66 scored a major victory, narrowly surpassing the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) of Geert Wilders, which had previously been the largest party in a coalition government marked by internal conflicts.That coalition eventually collapsed after a dispute over asylum policy led Wilders to withdraw his party&rsquo;s support.

The Netherlands will get the youngest prime minister in its history

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