Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been elected as the new NATO Secretary General, reports Reuters. According to the media, NATO allies on Wednesday, June 26, elected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the next NATO Secretary General, “as the war in Ukraine rages on its doorstep.” “Rutte’s appointment became a formality after his only rival for the post, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, announced last week that he had quit the race, having failed to gain traction,” the article adds. Appointment of Rutte Back in November 2023, Politico reported that Mark Rutte was considered the favorite for…