If the Groen Links-PvdA cartel wins the Dutch parliamentary elections today, Frans Timmermans (62) will become the new prime minister. It would be the crowning glory for this immensely ambitious politician. But who actually is this man, who as a child had to endure the ridicule of his classmates because he was of humble origins and was even abused by a priest as a 13-year-old?
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PORTRAIT. A very ambitious politician who works hard and speaks five languages: will Frans Timmermans be the new Dutch Prime Minister?
