Dutch Election: Geert Wilders Freedom Party WON 37 seats

The Conversation ^ | Nov 23 | EPA/Remko de Waal

[Steven Scharf]

Useless article as it does not tell us how many they need for a majority.

23.6% is no where near a election mandate. They did get 37 seats which is about halfway to a majority.

Party for Freedom PVV Geert Wilders 23.6 37 20
GroenLinks–PvdA GL/PvdA Frans Timmermans 15.5 25 8
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius 15.2 24 −10
New Social Contract NSC Pieter Omtzigt 12.8 20 New
Democrats 66 D66 Rob Jetten 6.2 9 −15
Farmer–Citizen Movement BBB Caroline van der Plas 4.7 7 6
Christian Democratic Appeal CDA Henri Bontenbal 3.3 5 −10
Socialist Party SP Lilian Marijnissen 3.1 5 −4
DENK DENK Stephan van Baarle 2.3 3 0
Forum for Democracy FvD Thierry Baudet 2.2 3 −5
Party for the Animals PvdD Esther Ouwehand 2.2 3 −3
Reformed Political Party SGP Chris Stoffer 2.1 3 0
Christian Union CU Mirjam Bikker 2 3 −2
Volt Netherlands Volt Laurens Dassen 1.7 2 −1
JA21 JA21 Joost Eerdmans 0.7 1 −2

This appears to be the conservative coalition with exactly have the votes needed.

Party for Freedom 37
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy 24
Farmer–Citizen Movement 7
Forum for Democracy 3
Reformed Political Party 3
JA21 1
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[AZJeep]

Centrist and center-right parties long wary of the firebrand have left the door ajar to a possible partnership, giving Mr. Wilders a chance to become the Netherlands’ first far-right prime minister.

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From, unbelievably, New York Times!?
Even they seem to conceding.

I think he’s got about 30 more votes pretty much rounded up.
The scramble for last 7-10 may be harder, but by no means impossible.