Rob Jetten is on the brink of making history. At just 38, the centrist leader of Democrats' 66 (D66) is set to become the Netherlands’ youngest and first openly gay prime minister after steering his party from fifth place to the top of Dutch politics in less than two years. His rise has been described as both surprising and inevitable. Jetten’s transformation has been remarkable. Once known as a “nagging climate minister”, he rebranded himself as a smiling, upbeat “yes, we can” politician — a nod to Barack Obama’s campaign message. With his slogan Het kan wel (“It can be done”), he inspired voters with a promise of unity and progress, reports news agency Reuters. During the campaign, Jetten became a familiar face on Dutch television. When far-right leader Geert Wilders cancelled an

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