The Netherlands’ youngest prime minister has just been sworn into office.38-year-old Rob Jetten also becomes the first gay prime minister in the country.
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His party won the general election in October but it’s taken almost four months to form a coalition.
The Dutch coalition consists of Jetten’s Democrats 66 party, the conservative Christian Democrats and the right-wing VVD party.
Jetten has a minority government which means his proposals will need support from opposition parties.
His D66 party narrowly beat the right wing, anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, who dominated the previous government.
Migration has been a divisive issue in Dutch politics. Jetten has proposed allowing asylum claims to be made outside of Europe instead of when people arrive, to help tackle illegal immigration.
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