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The Intelligence from The Economist

Rutte, damn: the Dutch prime minister steps down

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

News, Global News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Mark Rutte is stepping down after leading the Netherlands for 13 years. Despite his renowned political survival skills, our correspondent explains why it was migration policy that brought about his downfall. As the NATO summit kicks off, what are the alliance’s plans for defending Europe (9:30)? And a look at the changing face of Britain’s lighthouses (19:00).

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0:38.2

Orer Ugunbi. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events

0:43.5

shaping your world. Much of the talk about this week's NATO summit will be

0:50.4

about membership. Turkey just said it would stop objecting to Sweden's

0:54.4

succession and Ukraine wants in too. But another deeper change is under

0:59.2

wet. A wholesale overhaul of the Alliance's battle plans. And our

1:05.7

correspondent takes us on a trip to the tip of the British seaside. Where like on

1:11.0

many other parts of the country's coast, the local lighthouse is beginning to

1:15.5

look a little different.

1:25.2

First up though.

1:31.0

Mark Ruta is the longest serving Prime Minister of the Netherlands and

1:35.1

currently one of the longest serving in Europe. He came to power in October

1:40.1

2010 nearly 13 years ago. Mr. Ruta is known internationally for being very

1:46.6

smiley and exuding regular guy vibes in jeans and a polo top. He's also known

1:51.9

for his talent of overcoming political crises. Well, until now anyway. The

1:57.3

collapse of his coalition government has proven one crisis too many and he is

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