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Dutch PM Mark Rutte to leave politics after collapse of government

Mark Rutte arrives for a debate in the Dutch parliament on Monday.
Mark Rutte arrives for a debate in the Dutch parliament on Monday. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock

The four-time Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has announced his departure from politics after the collapse of his coalition government in a row over immigration.

His decision means the end of more than 13 years in power for the conservative leader sometimes called “Teflon Mark” because scandals that plagued his four different administrations did not stick to him.

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