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D66 look set to become the largest party in the new Dutch parliament in a shock result that sees Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV lose a dozen seats.

The VVD do better than expected and finish ahead of GroenLinks-PvdA – whose leader Frans Timmermans announced his resignation after we recorded the podcast – and the CDA.

With Rob Jetten likely to get first dibs on forming a coalition and at least two viable options, the coalition building process may be more straightforward than expected.

And we look at some of the surprises further down the line, including a boost for Forum voor Democratie and the return to parliament of the volatile pensioners’ party 50Plus.