Just a month ago, Jetten was pictured on the cover of a Dutch sports magazine, as he jogged past the Dutch prime minister’s office in The Hague. “This’ll be me, one day, walking through that door,” he’d said in the feature. Those words are ringing prophetic now that the 38-year-old is on the verge of prime-ministerial victory.

The Dutch coalition negotiations process is as gruelling as they come, but Jetten’s outlook for leadership is bright after D66’s landslide win. The party has sent shockwaves across the Dutch political landscape.

“This 2025 Dutch election has marked the start of a new chapter in Dutch politics, ” Jetten told a cheering crowd of supporters on Wednesday night. “I’m proud of the message of hope we put out. We are a pro-European, pro-climate party. We’ve shown that uni

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