Far-right populist beaten in Dutch election

Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Liberal Party easily beat the anti-immigration, anti-EU Freedom Party of Geert Wilders in national elections in the Netherlands

Preliminary result with 93.3% of vote counted
Turnout: 81% – highest in 30 years

Mark Rutte 21.3%
Liberals VVD

Geert Wilders 13.1%
Freedom Party PVV

Sybrand van Haersma Buma 12.5%
Christian Democrats

Alexander Pechtold 12.0%
Democrats D66

Jesse Klaver 9.0%
GreenLeft

Emile Roemer 9.0%
Socialists

Seats 2017 (2012)
Total: 150 seats
Christian Democrats 19 (13)
VVD 33 (41)
D66 19 (12)
PvdA 9 (39)
Green Left 14 (3)
Socialists 14 (15)
Christian Union 6 (5)
PVV 20 (15)
Others 16 (7)

Source: Electoral council
Pictures: Associated Press, Pepijn Leupe