Dutch election results: far-right and centrist parties in dead heat as last votes counted – Europe live

Geert Wilders’s PVV and Rob Jetten’s D66 in effect tied as centrist party expected to lead talks to form next coalitionAnd Wilders struck a similar tone in his earlier social media update, saying that his party would want to have a go at forming the next government if it was confirmed as the largest party.It’s not immediately clear how this could work given all other major parties ruled out a coalition with his PVV party, but his comments suggest a slight change of heart on the back of the closer than previously anticipated results – last night he said he did not expect to be involved in the next government. Continue reading...