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‘Teflon’ Mark Rutte is longest-serving Dutch prime minister

FILE - Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks during a press conference after a meeting with his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama, in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Mark Rutte became the longest-serving Dutch prime minister Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, and the leader known by some as “Teflon Mark” because scandals don't stick to him is showing no sign of slowing despite unrest gripping his nation and his party's popularity sliding in polls. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda, File) FILE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Mark Rutte became the longest-serving Dutch prime minister Tuesday and the leader known by some as “Teflon Mark” because scandals don't stick to him is showing no sign of slowing despite unrest gripping his nation and his party's popularity sliding in polls. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File) FILE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte talks with the press after an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels, Monday, May 30, 2022. Mark Rutte became the longest-serving Dutch prime minister Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 and the leader known by some as “Teflon Mark” because scandals don't stick to him is showing no sign of slowing despite unrest gripping his nation and his party's popularity sliding in polls. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File) FILE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte points when joking with the media while waiting for the arrival of India's President Ram Nath Kovind in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Mark Rutte became the longest-serving Dutch prime minister Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 and the leader known by some as “Teflon Mark” because scandals don't stick to him is showing no sign of slowing despite unrest gripping his nation and his party's popularity sliding in polls. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
‘Teflon’ Mark Rutte is longest-serving Dutch prime minister