Rutte won four elections between 2010 and 2021. The VVD always became the largest party, usually by a distance. According to Verheijen, a best-before date is on milk and not on people. Who therefore does not dare to predict whether Rutte is working on his last period. “Most political careers do not end well. Just look at Ruud Lubbers or Jan Peter Balkenende. But I have no idea how and when Rutte’s will end. He will certainly think about it himself,” said Verheijen.
Former MP Verheijen: ‘Rutte is a survival artist’
