Centrist liberals head for shock victory in Dutch election, exit poll says

Hague, Oct. 30 -- The centrist liberals under Rob Jetten are heading for a dramatic victory, according to the main exit poll, two years after his party languished in fifth place in the last vote.

Jetten staged a remarkable campaign in recent weeks, and the Ipsos I&O exit poll suggests his D66 liberals have won 27 seats, two more than anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders who won the last election, reports BBC.

Although the final result is too close to call, Wilders conceded victory and Jetten told supporters "millions of Dutch people have turned a page; they've said goodbye to a politics of negativity".

Three other parties are close behind, including the Conservative Liberals, the left-wing GreenLeft-Labour party and the Christian Democrats....