Dutch PM Rutte claims fourth term
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Mark Rutte is on course to win a historic fourth term as prime minister of the Netherlands, with his centre-right VVD party expected to increase its share of seats in the parliament
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Rutte likely to form three-party coalition with Christian Democrats CDA and left-leaning pro-European D66 party to become country’s longest-serving prime minister

Freedom Party PVV 17 20 (-3)
Christian Democrats CDA 15 19 (-4)
Labour Party PvdA  9 (9)
Socialist Party SP 9 14 (-5)


Liberals VVD 35 33 (+2)
Democrats D66 24 19 (+5)
Forum for Democracy FvD 8 2 (+6)
Green Left GL 7 14 (-7)

Total: 150 seats
Others 26
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Preliminary result with 88% of vote counted
Turnout: 82.6% – higher than in 2017 (81.9%) despite coronavirus crisis
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