Geert Wilders and his far-right party blew up the Dutch governing coalition this year. Will that cost their party seats in Parliament?

The Netherlands votes as Geert Wilders’ far-right party leads polls but may struggle to turn victory into power

Dutch voters appeared to have shunned far-right leader Geert Wilders in favour of a centrist party, exit polls suggested Wednesday, after a snap election closely watched in Europe where extremists

An exit poll published immediately after voting ended Wednesday in the Netherlands’ general election suggested the result is too close to call, with the center-left D66 narrowly ahead of the far-right

Voters and leading contenders cast their ballots across the Netherlands on Wednesday in a close-run snap election called after anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders brought down the last four-party coalition in a dispute over a crackdown on immigration.

Jetten staged a remarkable campaign in recent weeks, and the Ipsos I&O exit poll suggests his D66 liberals have won 27 seats, two more than anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders who won the last election.

The centrist D66 party was on course to win the most votes in the Dutch national election and defeat the far right, exit polls showed on Wednesday, opening a path for its leader Rob Jetten to form a government as the youngest ever prime minister of the Netherlands.