Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten on Monday clinched a razor-thin election win over far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders, taking a historically slim lead of 28,455 votes with all the ballots finally counted.

Jetten had already declared victory on Friday after local news agency ANP, which tallies and publishes the results, had said Wilders could not overhaul his lead.

The final ballots to be counted came from some 87,000 Dutch expats, whose postal votes were tallied in The Hague.

As expected, the Dutch living abroad plumped more for Jetten (16,049 votes) than Wilders (7,451), giving the 38-year-old an unassailable lead.

The Dutch Electoral Council will officially declare the result on Friday.

Wilders has accused Jetten of arrogance in claiming victory before the official declaration, and al

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