Dutch PM to leave politics after next election

By Associated Press

Jul 11, 2023 12:04 am

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands' longest serving premier, said on Monday he would leave politics after a general election sparked by his government's resignation.

His decision means the end of more than 13 years in power for the conservative leader sometimes called 'Teflon Mark,' because scandals that plagued his four different administrations did not stick to him.

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