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'Teflon' Mark Rutte is longest-serving Dutch prime minister
Read full article: 'Teflon' Mark Rutte is longest-serving Dutch prime ministerMark Rutte has become the longest-serving Dutch prime minister and the 55-year-old leader known by some as โTeflon Markโ because scandals donโt stick to him is showing no sign of slowing despite unrest gripping his nation and his partyโs popularity sliding in polls.
Dutch PM's popularity high but eroding as election looms
Read full article: Dutch PM's popularity high but eroding as election loomsFILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, July 18, 2020, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, file)THE HAGUE โ After more than a decade in power and a year spent battling the virus, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's popularity โ boosted by his handling of the pandemic โ remains high two weeks before a general election. But amid a tough COVID-19 lockdown, that support is showing signs of eroding as the Dutch grow weary of pandemic restrictions. โThe popularity of Mark Rutte ... got a big boost last year due to the COVID-19 crisis,โ Van der Meer said. That would make him the longest-serving Dutch prime minister, overtaking the 12-year tenure of Ruud Lubbers.