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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley, Europe correspondent

Dutch parties strike minority coalition deal three months after D66 election upset

Rob Jetten speaking to the media
Rob Jetten, the leader of D66, is in line to become the Netherlands’ youngest ever prime minister. Photograph: ANP/Shutterstock

The leaders of three Dutch political parties have agreed a new coalition deal, paving the way for a rare minority government in the Netherlands almost three months after elections that produced an upset victory for the centrist D66 party.

The liberal-progressive, pro-European party, led by the probable new prime minister, Rob Jetten, will join up with the conservative Christian Democrats and the right-wing VVD in a government that holds only 66 seats in the 150-seat lower house.

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