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Leader of the VVD party Dilan Yesilgoz speaks to the press after a meeting with Netherlands' Prime Minister-designate of the centrist D66 party Rob Jetten at the Johan de Witthuis house in The Hague on February 19, 2026. Yesilgoz is the designated Minister of Defense for the new cabinet. (Photo by Ramon van Flymen / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT