Netherlands has appointed its first openly gay and youngest prime minister. The new dutch government was sworn in on Monday (23 February), with Rob Jetten becoming the country’s youngest and first openly gay prime minister. Jetten, who is the leader of the Democrats 66 (D66), won in the October elections last year, dethroning the far-right Freedom Party (PVV). He succeeds Dick Schoof, whose government collapsed in the summer of 2025, leading to snap elections. The 38-year-old centrist’s D66 has teamed up with the centre-right Christian Democratic Appeal CDA party and the liberal People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) to form a coalition. However, they will fall nine seats short of a parliamentary majority with only 66 seats, meaning Jetten will depend on opposition support. His campaign has been successful partly due to a surge in advertising that has pushed a message of “yes, we can”, enabling the party to focus on divisive issues such as immigration and the housing crisi...