India, Feb. 23 -- A new Dutch government took power on Monday, with the youngest ever Prime Minister and openly gay centrist Rob Jetten swearing in.

The 38-year old Jetten pulled a stunning election win, to replace the far-right Freedom Party with a thin margin. Jetten's D66 has teamed up with the centre-right CDA party and the liberal VVD to form a coalition, but will fall nine seats short of a parliamentary majority, AFP reported.

Jetten is Netherland's first openly gay and youngest ever Prime Minister. Soon after swearing in, Jetten, in an X post, said it is "an enormous honour to be able to get to work as prime minister."

The Netherlands' main LGBTQI organisation, COC, welcomed Jetten's appointment. In a statement, the organisation...