Departing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is expected to become the next head of Nato after his only rival, Klaus Iohannis, stepped aside on Thursday.
The withdrawal of Romania’s president from the race cleared the way for Mr Rutte to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general of the transatlantic defence alliance when the Norwegian’s term ends on October 1.
It is a pivotal time for Nato, with the war in Ukraine on its doorstep and European nations concerned about the possible return of critic Donald Trump to the White House. Mr Trump previously threatened to pull the US out of the…
