Then he said no, which he shared in Parliament, because according to him, in fact, this would have led to new elections. After the cabinet fell in July, he thought about it again over the summer. In September he contacted her again to see “if it might be a good idea.” Rutte omitted who took the initiative to establish contact during the debate.
The Prime Minister long maintained that he wanted to be in the classroom after his political career. He caused a stir when in October last year he said on the regional radio program Spuigasten that he was open to an international job.
Jens Stoltenberg
It then took a long time before all NATO member states supported Rutte: Romania, Hungary and Slovakia opposed it for months. In recent weeks, those countries’ lockdowns have been lifted. After Romania’s Klaus Iohannis withdrew last week as the only opposition candidate, Rutte’s move to NATO was complete.
Rutte will be officially appointed on Wednesday. He will subsequently replace Jens Stoltenberg on October 1.