Caretaker PM Rutte wins most seats in Dutch vote, exit poll suggests

Mark Rutte, 54, has been in power for more than a decade

Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte. Picture: Peter Dejong/AP

An exit poll published immediately after voting ended in the Dutch general election suggested that caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s conservative party won the most seats, putting him first in line to form a new ruling coalition.

Mr Rutte, 54, has been in power for more than a decade at the head of three different coalitions and could become the country’s longest-serving prime minister if he manages to form a new coalition.