{"id":40093,"date":"2025-10-29T20:38:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40093"},"modified":"2025-10-29T20:38:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:38:51","slug":"cpwvy4w875voat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/cpwvy4w875voat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Jetten&#8217;s centrist liberals lead Dutch election, exit poll says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new\" class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-0 fYJjWP\"><span data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors\" class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-11 ljQVMv\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-7 byKoUE\">Paul Kirby,<\/span><span data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors-contributor-0-role-location\" class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-8 gTWlHk\">Europe digital editor<\/span><span class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-9 bTXCSY\"> and <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-7 byKoUE\">Anna Holligan,<\/span><span data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors-contributor-1-role-location\" class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-8 gTWlHk\">Hague correspondent in Leiden<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gtLOOD\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/I-thought-my-insides-were-falling-out-%E2%80%93-what-I.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/016a\/live\/cd19eb90-b504-11f0-bdc8-ad664e44ab23.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/016a\/live\/cd19eb90-b504-11f0-bdc8-ad664e44ab23.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rob-Jettens-centrist-liberals-lead-Dutch-election-exit-poll-says.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/016a\/live\/cd19eb90-b504-11f0-bdc8-ad664e44ab23.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/016a\/live\/cd19eb90-b504-11f0-bdc8-ad664e44ab23.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/016a\/live\/cd19eb90-b504-11f0-bdc8-ad664e44ab23.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/016a\/live\/cd19eb90-b504-11f0-bdc8-ad664e44ab23.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rob-Jettens-centrist-liberals-lead-Dutch-election-exit-poll-says.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Reuters Rob Jetten\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Rob Jetten, 38, led a highly polished campaign and outperformed his rivals in TV debates<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The centrist liberals under Rob Jetten have taken a shock lead in the Dutch election, according to the main exit poll, two years after his party languished in sixth place in the last vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Jetten staged a remarkable campaign in recent weeks, and the Ipsos I&amp;O exit poll suggests his D66 liberals have won 27 seats, two more than anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders who won the last election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The final result is too close to call, even though Dutch exit polls are generally considered reliable. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Three other parties are close behind, including the conservative liberals, the left-wing Green-Labour party and the Christian Democrats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Wilders led the polls throughout the election campaign, but after he pulled the plug on his own coalition in June in a row over asylum and migration, all the mainstream leaders made clear they did not wish to work with him again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Jetten&#8217;s party, meanwhile, staged a highly successful campaign, capitalising on his polished performances during TV debates. The fact the 38-year-old liberal leader had appeared in a game show during the campaign added to his profile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">There was palpable excitement as party supporters gathered for the results at a hall in Leiden, a city between Amsterdam and The Hague.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;It was a campaign of optimism, it shows the Dutch are tired of two years of standstill, we recognise big challenges and we want progress on those,&#8221; said D66 supporter Eline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">This election was partly fought on migration and overcrowded asylum centres, but the biggest issue for voters was the chronic housing shortage of almost 400,000 homes, in a population of 18 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Jetten&#8217;s party has said it will build 10 cities as part of its plan to tackle the crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Rob #Jettens #centrist #liberals #lead #Dutch #election #exit #poll<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor and Anna Holligan,Hague correspondent in Leiden Reuters Rob Jetten, 38, led a highly polished campaign and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40095,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40093\/revisions\/40095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}