Vice-President of the European Commission and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans (62) is running for leadership of the new PvdA/GroenLinks combination in the Dutch parliamentary elections on 22 November. That writes the Volkskrant. Timmermans would officially announce his candidacy in Maastricht later today.
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Frans Timmermans puts himself forward as party leader PvdA/GroenLinks and becomes favorite to succeed Mark Rutte
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