As People magazine notes, Jetten has been supportive of Keenan, cheering him on from the stands at Stade Yves-du-Manoir during the 2024 Paris Olympics. It remains unclear how visible the pair will be on both the domestic and international stages as a same-sex couple — particularly during diplomatic missions or state affairs, and especially when engaging with countries less accepting of LGBTQ identities or same-sex relationships than the Netherlands.
The centrist D66 party, led by Rob Jetten, has narrowly pulled ahead in the Dutch general election. D66 holds a slim lead over Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV and is projected to be the party to lead coalition talks – a result that would make Jetten, 38, the youngest and the first openly gay prime minister of the Netherlands. With D66 and PVV effectively neck-and-neck at 26 seats each in the 150-seat House (final overseas ballots to be counted), analysts say the result marks voter fatigue with constant confrontation and a tilt back toward moderation and stability.
