Wilders has acknowledged his defeat in the parliamentary elections

Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV), has officially recognized the results of the Dutch elections and congratulated Rob Jetten, leader of the D66 party, on his victory. With this gesture, he ended the period of questioning that his nationalist right-wing party had engaged in regarding the electoral process after the last parliamentary elections.

Wilders spoke of illegal practices in connection with the Dutch elections. According to the daily newspaper Volkskrant, his tactics were reminiscent of those employed by US President Donald Trump.

The situation began to change when it became clear that Wilders would not be able to catch up with the liberals of D66. Rob Jetten had originally announced his victory even though not all votes had been counted. At the time, the right-wing politician refused to accept the results.

Wilders has now conceded that the chance of winning another 30,000 votes is zero. On Friday, November 7, the Electoral Commission in the Netherlands will announce the official results. Provisionally, D66 and Wilders' Party for Freedom each have 26 seats, but D66 has 28,000 more votes.
On this basis, Jetten will take a leading role in the coalition negotiations.

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