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Dutch voters head the the polls for prime minister election

Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte celebrates after exit poll results of the parliamentary elections were announced. (Patrick Post/AP)
Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte celebrates after exit poll results of the parliamentary elections were announced. (Patrick Post/AP)

Dutch voters will head to the polls this fall as Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest-serving prime minister, prepares to leave politics following the collapse of his coalition government.

NPR’s Rob Schmitz reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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