As final votes cast, Dutch PM Mark Rutte expected to stay in office after pandemic election
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As final votes cast, Dutch PM Mark Rutte expected to stay in office after pandemic electionReuters
Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021, 02:09 PM IST
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"I've been taking responsibility for the past 10 years" said Rutte, 54, one of Europe's longest-serving politicians, at a final debate Tuesday night. "I'm trying to govern, in difficult circumstances."
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (L) of VVD and PVV leader Geert Wilders (R) take part in an election debate.
Dutch voters headed to voting stations en masse on Wednesday, the third and final day of a national election amid the coronavirus pandemic that is expected to return conservative Prime Minister Mark Rutte to power for a fourth term.