Party will take lead in first round of talks to form coalition government after securing majority of votes

Result would pave the way for the Netherlands’ first out gay prime minister and end far-right populist Geert Wilders’ time in power

Rob Jetten's D66 party takes a shock lead, two years after his party languished in sixth place in the last vote.

The result instead seems to open a path for D66 leader Rob Jetten to form a government