Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom and the centrist D66 were were tied with nearly all votes counted on Thursday (Oct 30) in the Dutch general election in an unprecedented neck-and-neck race to become the biggest party.

The near total vote count showed each party winning 26 seats in Wednesday's (Oct 29) election, according to the vote count tallied and published by Dutch national news agency ANP and cited by Dutch media.

The nail-biting finish is expected to lead to delays in starting the process of forming a new coalition. No Dutch election has previously ended with two parties tied for the lead.

Wilders' Party for Freedom is forecast to lose 11 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives, while D66, led by Rob Jetten, gains 11, according to the vote coun

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