THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An unprecedented neck-and-neck race in the Dutch general election has left a far-right party and the centrists tied with nearly all votes counted Thursday.

The near total vote count showed the Party for Freedom and D66 each winning 26 seats in Wednesday’s election, according to the vote count tallied and published by Dutch national news agency ANP and cited by Dutch media.

The nail-biting finish is expected to lead to delays in starting the process of forming a new coalition, which is likely to take weeks or months in the splintered Dutch political landscape.

While the 2000 U.S. presidential race remains arguably the most memorable close contest, the Dutch are making headlines of their own: No election in the Netherlands has previously ended with two partie

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