The Hungarian government cannot support Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s candidacy for the next NATO secretary-general, Hungary’s foreign minister said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Peter Szijjártó said, referring to Rutte’s position taken during the spat between Hungary and the EU over rule-of-law concerns:
“We certainly can’t support the election of a man to the position of NATO’s secretary general, who previously wanted to force Hungary on its knees.”
In 2021, Rutte said Hungary should not be part of the EU after the country passed a law banning the promotion of LGBTQ content to minors.
Rutte, the longtime head of government, has already won the support of NATO’s biggest members.
