Dutch leader secures NATO top job as sole opponent withdraws

Netherlands' Prime minister Mark Rutte attends a plenary session during the Summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • The veteran politician, 57, is expected to be formally named by NATO's 32 nations in the coming days and should take over when current chief Jens Stoltenberg's term ends on October 1.