Sigrid Kaag and party workers celebrate. Photo: Martijn Beekman ANP
The Netherlands went to the polls to elect 150 MPs for the lower house of parliament on Wednesday. Follow the latest news via our live blog and via Twitter.
Liberal parties VVD and D66 the big winners
In its latest prognosis, with 78% of the votes counted, news agency ANP suggests VVD will win 35 seats in the 150 seat parliament, with D66 in second place on 24 – three down on the exit poll but still an increase of five on the party’s result in 2017.
Geert Wilders’ far right PVV lost three seats but remains the third biggest party in parliament. Although his party’s decline has been offset by a sharp rise in support for Thierry Baudet’s far right Forum voor Democratie and the arrival of FvD splinter party JA21, the far right still have less than 20% of the votes – which translates into 29 seats in parliament.