Rob Jetten, just 38, was sworn in as the country’s youngest-ever prime minister. He’s also the first openly gay leader in Dutch history, something that seems to have barely raised an eyebrow at home, but might feel symbolic abroad. Jetten leads a minority coalition made up of his Democrats' 66 (D66) party, the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDA), and the centre-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
The coalition holds only 66 of the 150 seats in the lower house, meaning Jetten will have to negotiate, cajole, and compromise constantly to get laws passed. As reported by Associated Press (AP), this is the Netherlands’ new minority government in decades, so every vote could become a mini-battle.
