Argentine media are full of Nicolás Keenan, the possible 'first gentleman' of the Netherlands De Volkskrant |

Dutch elections typically receive little attention in Argentina. But now that Rob Jetten may become prime minister, things are different. "After Queen Máxima, Argentina may now also deliver the first gentleman of the Netherlands," writes Clarín, the largest newspaper in the South American country.

Rob Jetten arrives with his friend Nicolas Keenan at the hall in Leiden where D66 is holding its election night. (Source Raymond Rutting / de Volkskrant)

Nicolás Keenan, Jetten's 28-year-old fiancé, was born in Buenos Aires but spent most of his youth in Spain and Italy due to his father's international hockey career. Keenan himself also became a successful hockey player: with the Argentinian national team, he won two gold medals at the Pan American Games and competed in the Olympic Games in Tokyo and Paris.

In 2017, he moved to The Hague to play for hockey club HC Klein Zwitserland. Jetten had to temporarily leave his home for safety reasons in the summer of 2022--it was a time of grim farmer protests--and ended up in the neighborhood where Keenan lived. The two bumped into each other at Albert Heijn and fell madly in love.

Nicolás Keenan, el crack de Los Leones que enamoró a un político de Países Bajos: el consejo que recibió de Máxima Zorreguieta, los secretos de su romance y cómo planean la boda en España

El que habla es el delantero de Los Leones que el año pasado fue noticia tras conocerse su relación amorosa con ex viceprimer ministro de Países Bajos. La información estalló en las redes en plena batalla deportiva, cuando el jugador del Seleccionado argentino de hockey sobre césped estaba representando al equipo en los

Un año después, en una extensa charla con Revista GENTE en el marco de su viaje a nuestro país para volver a representarla, habla a corazón abierto de su historia y lo que significa para él haberse transformado en un referente LGBTQ+ en pleno Mes del Orgullo.  

Nicolás Keenan en la tapa de la semana de Revista GENTE.

Translation:

Nicolás Keenan, the star of Los Leones who charmed a Dutch politician: the advice he received from Máxima Zorreguieta, the secrets of their romance, and how they're planning their wedding in Spain

The speaker is the forward for Los Leones who made headlines last year after his romantic relationship with the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands became public. The news broke on social media during the height of the sporting competition, when the Argentine national field hockey player was representing the team in the

A year later, in an extensive interview with GENTE Magazine during his trip to Argentina to represent the country again, he speaks candidly about his story and what it means to him to have become an LGBTQ+ role model during Pride Month.

Nicolás Keenan on the cover of this week's GENTE Magazine.

Outrage over Wilders' tweet: 'Kick Halsema out of the country'

Amsterdam - 8 Oct 2024: Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced that he and the cabinet support all mayors, "including Halsema."

He made this announcement after Utrecht Mayor Dijksma called on the cabinet to distance itself from a statement Wilders made on X. The PVV leader wrote alongside a photo of a pro-Palestine demonstration: "Get that scum out of the country. And Halsema can join them."

Dijksma, who is also chair of the Association of Dutch Municipalities, called Wilders' statement "undermining the authority of mayors" and disproportionate.

"Completely irresponsible"

"All parties in parliament must stand firm for the rule of law and our constitutional freedoms. As mayors, we strive for balance in this every day. The law is paramount, especially when facilitating demonstrations; even if this stirs up a lot of emotions," Dijksma wrote on Instagram. "I find it completely irresponsible that Wilders is making this statement at the expense of our colleague Femke Halsema."

Frans Timmermans, party leader of GroenLinks/PvdA, also defended Halsema. "Femke Halsema has shown under difficult circumstances in recent days what 'keeping things together' really means: reconciliation and setting boundaries, and enforcing them if necessary. A mayor the whole of the Netherlands can be proud of." Wilders responded to Timmermans' tweet with the words: "Timmermans and Halsema have completely lost their way."

"I stand for the fundamental right to demonstrate"

Mayor Femke Halsema

Around a thousand people attended yesterday's demonstration of support for Israel on Dam Square. Halsema pointed to the nearby Damrak where counter-demonstrators could make themselves heard. Halsema told AT5 last night that counter-demonstrations must take place "within sight and earshot" of the protest.

"I stand for the fundamental right to demonstrate," she summarized. "As long as it remains within the parameters and boundaries of the law. If not, we will take action. Unfortunately, that's what happened today." Some of the counter-demonstrators were eventually arrested.

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AT5 - Echt Amsterdams Nieuws

Protest clashes in capital Amsterdam ... Maccabi Tel Aviv

Amsterdamned or Maccabi Gate

After a crushing defeat against Ajax, Maccabi Tel Aviv's fans sparked a post-match riot in Amsterdam, chanting anti-Arab slurs and clashing with locals.

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

Politiek aan de Amstel: oefende Halsema druk uit op ombudsman en wat betekent winst D66 voor Amsterdam? [_link]

— AT5 (@AT5) October 31, 2025