Rutte’s NATO Leadership Bid Confronts Eastern European Demands
- Four alliance members are still holding out support for Rutte
- NATO eastern nations seek bigger representation in alliance
Mark Rutte
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Mark Rutte’s bid to lead NATO faces a fresh hurdle with some Eastern European nations pressing the Dutch prime minister for increased representation for the region among the military alliance’s top level positions.
Rutte has emerged as the clear favorite to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. But he’s yet to win backing from four countries — Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey — according to a person familiar with the discussions.