Associated Press= THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A glance at the leaders of the main parties taking part in Wednesday's Dutch elections. —Mark Rutte, VVD: The nation's first ever leader from the free-market VVD party, Rutte lasted only 18 months in office before his right-wing minority coalition collapsed amid negotiations to hammer out an austerity package aimed at reining in the Dutch national debt. Throughout his term, Rutte was a staunch supporter of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her tough line with debt-ridden European Union nations like Greece and Portugal. Rutte, 45, is a former personnel manager with Dutch multinational Unilever who won his party's leadership in a bruising...
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