Dutch election is too close to call between liberals and far right, exit poll says

Rob Jetten’s liberal D66 party and far-right firebrand Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party are neck and neck in the Dutch election, according to the first exit poll released Wednesday night. 

D66 is on track to get 27 seats, while Wilders’ PVV is closely behind, poised to snag 25 seats, the key exit survey by Ipsos I&O, carried out for broadcasters NOS and RTL, suggests. 

The center-right liberals of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) are projected to come third with 23 seats; while the center-left GreenLeft-Labor (GL-PvdA) is set to win 20 seats and the center-right Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) 19, the exit poll signals.

Exit poll projections are historically a good indicator of Dutch election final results.

This story is being updated.