2017 Dutch general election
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 15 March 2017 to elect all 150 members of the House of Representatives.
Polling station in Winterswijk
Asscher campaigning
Mark Rutte
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Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician who has served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010. He is currently acting in a demissionary capacity, scheduled to leave national politics following the installation of the next cabinet after the 2023 general election. Rutte was the leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 2006 through 2023. On 2 August 2022 he became the longest-serving prime minister in the history of the Netherlands.
Rutte in 2023
Rutte presenting his first cabinet together with Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen (CDA) and coalition partner Geert Wilders (PVV)
Rutte with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, 20 June 2013
Rutte with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 24 May 2018