{"id":1967684,"date":"2023-07-08T20:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T00:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-prime-minister-mark-rutte-resigns-after-almost-more-than-a-decade-in-office\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T20:22:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T00:22:18","slug":"dutch-prime-minister-mark-rutte-resigns-after-almost-more-than-a-decade-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-prime-minister-mark-rutte-resigns-after-almost-more-than-a-decade-in-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch PM Mark Rutte steps down after over a decade in power."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdutch-prime-minister-mark-rutte-resigns-after-almost-more-than-a-decade-in-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967684&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Dutch Prime Minister Resigns, Ending an Era<\/h2>\n<p>The Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, made a significant announcement on Saturday, bringing an end to his tenure as one of the country&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dutch-prime-minister-mark-rutte-resigns-after-almost-more-than-a-decade-in-office\/\" title=\"Dutch PM Mark Rutte steps down after over a decade in power.\">longest-serving political leaders<\/a> in decades.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2022, Rutte formed his fourth and most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usaid-failed-to-ensure-palestinian-aid-dollars-kept-from-terrorists-gao-says\/\" title=\"USAID Failed to Ensure Palestinian Aid Dollars Kept from Terrorists, GAO Says\">recent government<\/a> after months of intense negotiations among four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-pennsylvania-state-legislature-files-resolution-disputes-statewide-2020-election-results\/\" title=\"It's Happening: Pennsylvania State Legislature Files Resolution -- DISPUTES STATEWIDE 2020 ELECTION RESULTS\">political parties<\/a>. The focus of these negotiations was centered around the contentious issue of immigration.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that the coalition parties think very differently about asylum policy and today we unfortunately need to draw the conclusion that the differences are unbridgeable,\u201d Rutte explained during a press conference on Friday night. \u201cThe fall of a government is never good. But it is sometimes impossible in a coalition country like the Netherlands to come to one agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Netherlands is expecting approximately 45,000 immigrants to enter the country in 2024, a number similar to the previous year. Rutte had been striving to negotiate stricter policies regarding refugees from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salvini-rejects-substituting-10-million-italians-with-migrants-backs-family-friendly-policies-instead\/\" title=\"Salvini Rejects 'Substituting 10 Million Italians' With Migrants, Backs Family-Friendly Policies Instead\">war-torn countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch King Willem-Alexander even cut short his vacation in Greece to be present for Rutte&#8217;s resignation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Netherlands is waiting for solutions and not for postponement,\u201d Rutte emphasized on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Rutte was initially elected as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> in October 2010, and his longest coalition government lasted for five years. However, his most recent government lasted only 18 months.<\/p>\n<h3>ARIZONA BRACES FOR MOST UNPREDICTABLE SENATE RACE: \u2018AN ABSOLUTE DOGFIGHT\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch PM resigns, ending long tenure. 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