Dutch PM Mark Rutte to quit politics after government collapse - BBC News

Mark Rutte says he will stand down after fresh elections are held in November.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPABy Robert PlummerBBC NewsDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said he will quit politics after his coalition government collapsed on Friday in a row over asylum policies.

After nearly 13 years in power, Mr Rutte is one of Europe's longest-serving leaders.

He is now heading a caretaker administration until fresh elections can be held in November.

But he told parliament he would not run for a fifth term in office and would leave politics following the elections.

Dutch MPs will vote later on a no-confidence motion brought by the opposition in a bid to topple him.