Overview
- The government took the oath before King Willem-Alexander in the Orange Hall at the royal palace outside The Hague.
- Democrats 66 governs with the VVD and CDA in a minority arrangement formed after October’s tightly contested election.
- Jetten pledged continued Dutch support for Ukraine and further investment to strengthen the armed forces.
- His narrow victory over Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom was finalized after postal ballots were counted.
- Jetten called the role “an enormous honor” in his first post on X, as a small Extinction Rebellion protest sounded sirens during the official photo.