Source: Dutch PM Mark Rutte may become new NATO Secretary General
According to Ukrinform, citing NOS, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is to withdraw his candidacy in the near future, paving the way for Rutte.
It is noted that the current NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the selection of the new secretary general is almost complete and called Rutte a “strong candidate”.
According to NOS, after Hungary fully supported Rutte’s candidacy, Iohannis only had to withdraw his candidacy. Now Rutte will have the necessary support of all NATO member states to replace Stoltenberg as the Alliance’s Secretary General.
There is no formal procedure for the appointment of the NATO summit’s secretary general, but it requires the consent of all 32 members of the Alliance.
《乌克兰新闻报》援引荷兰国家公共广播电视台报道，荷兰首相马克·吕特将成为新任北约秘书长。 罗马尼亚总统克劳斯·约翰尼斯将在不久的将来退出竞选，为吕特铺平道路。值得注意的是，现任北约秘书长延斯·斯托尔滕贝格表示，新秘书长的遴选已基本完成，并称吕特是“强有力的候选人”。 据荷兰国家公共广播电视台报道，在匈牙利全力支持吕特的候选资格后，约翰尼斯只需撤回候选资格即可。现在，吕特获得所有北约成员国的必要支持，以取代斯托尔滕贝格担任北约秘书长。 北约峰会秘书长的任命没有正式程序，但需要得到联盟所有32个成员国的同意。
