Like the non-stick material that earned him the nickname “Teflon Rutte”, the Dutch prime minister has managed to escape unscathed for more than a decade from the crises that have rocked his various governments since he came to power in 2010. party coalition, the lack of agreement on immigration policy became the crisis that Mark Rutte will remember forever. After announcing the fall of the cabinet and the holding of early elections on Friday, the leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD, in its original abbreviation) announced that he will not be a candidate in November and intends to leave politics.
“In recent days there has been speculation about what motivates me and the only answer is: the Netherlands. My position in this regard is now wholly inadequate. Yesterday [domingo] in the morning I have made the decision that I will no longer be available to lead the VVD roster. If a new government takes office, I will leave politics.”he told deputies during an emergency parliamentary debate after the fall of the executive branch.
Source: DN
