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Netherlands Votes Pro-EU: Jetten Aims for Prime Minister

11/4/2025

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The Dutch electorate showed a stronger pro-European stance in the recent elections than in 2023.
The results could reshape the Netherlands’ role in the European Union.
Rob Jetten, leader of Democrats 66 (D66), seeks to become the Netherlands’ first pro-EU prime minister and calls for deeper EU cooperation with less veto use.
This marks a departure from the previous government’s limited Brussels influence, noted by NOS and an EU diplomat.

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Story summary

The Dutch electorate showed a stronger pro-European stance in the recent elections than in 2023.
The results could reshape the Netherlands’ role in the European Union.
Rob Jetten, leader of Democrats 66 (D66), seeks to become the Netherlands’ first pro-EU prime minister and calls for deeper EU cooperation with less veto use.
This marks a departure from the previous government’s limited Brussels influence, noted by NOS and an EU diplomat.