Mark Rutte became new NATO Secretary General

The retired Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte is approved for the post of General Secretary of NATO. This is stated in the press service of the North Atlantic Alliance.

Rutte will replace Jens Stoltenberg, who will resign on this post on this post on October 1.

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands remained the only contender for the post of head of the Blok after the President of Romania Klaus Johannes took off his candidacy.

On July 10, the Netherlands government, led by Mark Rutte, resigned in connection with the collapse of the ruling coalition. The head of the Netherlands, the head of the Netherlands for the past 13 years, Rutte said that he would not put up his candidacy for the next term and leave the policy after early elections.

Following this Rutt, he nominated his candidacy for the post of Secretary General of NATO.