NATO appoints Dutch PM Rutte as next boss

NATO appoints Dutch PM Rutte as next boss
(FILES) Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte attends the opening of Dutch Veterans Day in the Koninklijke Schouwburg in The Hague, on June 24, 2023. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's coalition government collapsed after just a year and a half in office on July 7, 2023 in a row over measures to curb the flow of migrants, local media said. Rutte, the Netherlands' longest-serving leader, presided over crisis talks between the four coalition partners but failed to reach a deal, broadcasters NOS and RTL and the Dutch news agency ANP reported. (Photo by Koen van Weel / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT
Wednesday 26 June 2024 - 09:44

NATO’s 32 nations on Wednesday appointed departing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance’s next head, at a vital time with Russia waging war in Ukraine.

“The North Atlantic Council decided to appoint Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the next Secretary General of NATO, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg,” the alliance said in a statement, adding that he would take over on October 1.

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