Caretaker PM Rutte seen as winning most seats in Dutch vote
Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte casts his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte casts his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

Mar. 17, 2021 05:12 AM EDT
Populist Dutch anti-immigration lawmaker Geert Wilders answers reporters after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Populist Dutch anti-immigration lawmaker Geert Wilders answers reporters after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Mar. 17, 2021 05:05 AM EDT
Votes are being counted in general election in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The election was spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic, an exit poll published immediately after voting ended in the Dutch general election suggested that the conservative party of caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has won the most seats, putting him first in line to form a new ruling coalition. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Votes are being counted in general election in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The election was spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic, an exit poll published immediately after voting ended in the Dutch general election suggested that the conservative party of caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has won the most seats, putting him first in line to form a new ruling coalition. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 04:22 PM EDT
Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the VVD Liberal party votes in the Dutch general election in The Hague, Netherlands, March 17, 2021. (Piroschka Van De Wouw/Pool via AP)

Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the VVD Liberal party votes in the Dutch general election in The Hague, Netherlands, March 17, 2021. (Piroschka Van De Wouw/Pool via AP)

Mar. 17, 2021 05:39 AM EDT
Populist Dutch anti-immigration lawmaker Geert Wilders answers reporters after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Populist Dutch anti-immigration lawmaker Geert Wilders answers reporters after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Mar. 17, 2021 05:19 AM EDT
Children watch Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte answer questions outside a polling station in a school after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Children watch Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte answer questions outside a polling station in a school after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 05:41 AM EDT
Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte thanked election officials after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte thanked election officials after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

Mar. 17, 2021 05:08 AM EDT
Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the VVD Liberal party holds a ballot as he votes in the Dutch general election in The Hague, Netherlands, March 17, 2021. (Piroschka Van De Wouw/Pool via AP)

Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the VVD Liberal party holds a ballot as he votes in the Dutch general election in The Hague, Netherlands, March 17, 2021. (Piroschka Van De Wouw/Pool via AP)

Mar. 17, 2021 05:05 AM EDT
A woman passes a sign reading "polling station" after casting her vote at windmill the Kerhovense Molen during general election in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A woman passes a sign reading "polling station" after casting her vote at windmill the Kerhovense Molen during general election in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 08:30 AM EDT
Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte leaves on his bicycle after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte leaves on his bicycle after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 05:36 AM EDT
Voters respect social distancing when casting their ballot at windmill the Kerhovense Molen in a general election in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Voters respect social distancing when casting their ballot at windmill the Kerhovense Molen in a general election in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 08:36 AM EDT
A red voting pencil with a social distancing message sits in a hall of a congress center where votes are being counted in general election in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The election was spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic, an exit poll published immediately after voting ended in the Dutch general election suggested that the conservative party of caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has won the most seats, putting him first in line to form a new ruling coalition. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A red voting pencil with a social distancing message sits in a hall of a congress center where votes are being counted in general election in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The election was spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic, an exit poll published immediately after voting ended in the Dutch general election suggested that the conservative party of caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has won the most seats, putting him first in line to form a new ruling coalition. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 04:29 PM EDT
Populist Dutch anti-immigration lawmaker Geert Wilder's election poster, top right, sits with others on a bilboard outside windmill the Kerhovense Molen which serves as polling station during general election in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Populist Dutch anti-immigration lawmaker Geert Wilder's election poster, top right, sits with others on a bilboard outside windmill the Kerhovense Molen which serves as polling station during general election in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 08:27 AM EDT
People queue to vote outside a polling station in the last hour of voting in general election in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The election was spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic, an exit poll published immediately after voting ended in the Dutch general election suggested that the conservative party of caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has won the most seats, putting him first in line to form a new ruling coalition. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

People queue to vote outside a polling station in the last hour of voting in general election in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The election was spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic, an exit poll published immediately after voting ended in the Dutch general election suggested that the conservative party of caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has won the most seats, putting him first in line to form a new ruling coalition. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 04:26 PM EDT
Ballot papers are being sorted prior to the counting of votes in general election in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The election was spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic, an exit poll published immediately after voting ended in the Dutch general election suggested that the conservative party of caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has won the most seats, putting him first in line to form a new ruling coalition. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Ballot papers are being sorted prior to the counting of votes in general election in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The election was spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic, an exit poll published immediately after voting ended in the Dutch general election suggested that the conservative party of caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has won the most seats, putting him first in line to form a new ruling coalition. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 04:31 PM EDT
People vote in general elections at a church in the village of Ransdorp, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

People vote in general elections at a church in the village of Ransdorp, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Mar. 17, 2021 08:46 AM EDT
Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte answers questions after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch caretaker Prime Minster Mark Rutte answers questions after casting his vote in a general election in The Hague, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 05:39 AM EDT
Voters pass a sign reading "polling station" after casting their ballot at windmill the Kerhovense Molen during general election in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Voters pass a sign reading "polling station" after casting their ballot at windmill the Kerhovense Molen during general election in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Polling stations have opened opened across the Netherlands from Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Mar. 17, 2021 09:03 AM EDT