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Democrats 66 leader forms minority coalition with VVD and CDA after October election, facing vote-by-vote negotiations on €19bn defence spending and asylum reforms.

Foreign Minister David van Weel says the new minority coalition will treat NATO as the cornerstone of security while pushing the EU to build its own military capacity, as Trump's Greenland demands fracture transatlantic trust.

D66, CDA and VVD will govern with 66 seats, ten short of a majority, after October election ended PVV-led coalition.

D66, Christian Democrats and VVD agree governing pact but must seek opposition support for every bill in both parliamentary chambers.

Rob Jetten's D66 nearly tripled its seats but Geert Wilders' PVV held its ground in vote share while the hard-right bloc fragmented across three parties, leaving the Netherlands with a familiar parliamentary arithmetic.

Democrats 66 leader ties with far-right PVV and GreenLeft-Labour at 23 seats each, promising to end Netherlands' veto reflex in Brussels and restore Dutch influence in EU decision-making.

Geert Wilders' Freedom Party leads polls but every major rival has ruled out coalition talks, setting the stage for months of complex negotiations after the collapse of the last right-wing government.

With 27 parties competing and no prospect of a majority, the Netherlands faces months of negotiation after a campaign dominated by housing shortages and migration policy.

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