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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Corder and Raf Casert

An election to replace the longest-serving leader of the Netherlands gives voters a clean slate

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

One thing is certain for the Dutch voters casting ballots in a general election on Wednesday: Mark Rutte, the Netherlands' longest-serving prime minister, is on the way out.

His replacement after 13 years in office could be the country’s first female premier or a social democrat who left his job as the European Union's climate czar to return to national politics. The next prime minister also might turn out to be an anti-Islam lawmaker or a centrist who created his party only three months ago.

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