And then there was one: Mark Rutte. Romania’s president withdraws from the race for NATO chief

LORNE COOK, Associated Press

5 days ago

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrives at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (not seen) on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)

BRUSSELS (AP) — Romania’s president has withdrawn from the race to become NATO’s next secretary general, leaving outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte all but certain to head the world’s biggest military organization from October.

The office of President Klaus…