D66 leader Rob Jetten (right) arrives at his party's election night gathering with husband Nicolas Keenan.Robin Utrecht/ANP /AFP via Getty Images

Rob Jetten and D66 were the Dutch election’s big surprise. Who are they? – POLITICO

· POLITICO

LEIDEN, the Netherlands — Waking up bleary eyed this Thursday morning and wondering who won the Dutch election?

Well, it’s a stunner. 

Here’s our brief explainer on the progressive liberal party that surged in recent weeks to match Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) on the back of a charismatic young leader.