
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is the clear front-runner to become NATO's next chief, even though a shock far-right win at elections in his homeland risks tarnishing his legacy.
Multiple diplomats put the veteran well ahead of other hopefuls -- including Estonian premier Kaja Kallas and Latvia's top diplomat Krisjanis Karins -- jostling to take over from the alliance's current boss Jens Stoltenberg next year.