By Canadian Press

Dutch prime minister says he will leave politics after next election

Jul 10, 2023 | 1:40 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after a general election sparked by his government’s resignation.

Rutte, the leader of the conservative People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, or VVD, announced his decision at a hastily arranged parliamentary debate.

“Yesterday morning I made a decision that I will not be available again as a leader of the VVD. When a new Cabinet takes office after the elections, I will leave politics,” he said.

Rutte’s four-party ruling coalition resigned Friday after failing to agree on a package of measures to rein in migration.

No date has yet been set for the election.

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