The EU's dream candidate, Rob Jetten, is favored to win the Dutch election.
Wednesday's election in the Netherlands was a significant day for Europe's centrists, with Geert Wilders, the far-right populist, losing nearly a third of his voters.
At 38, he would be the youngest person to hold the office since World War II and the first openly gay candidate ever to do so.
Author's summary: Rob Jetten is EU's dream candidate for Dutch election.