Frans Timmermans resigns from key EU Commission job in bid to become next Dutch PM

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Frans Timmermans, the man tasked with spearheading the EU's ambitious climate policies, has resigned from the Commission to return to Dutch politics in the hope of becoming the country's next prime minister.

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00:00 The EU Commission's Vice President and Climate Chief, Frans Timmermans, has resigned in a

00:07 bid to run for Prime Minister in the Netherlands. The 62-year-old former Dutch foreign minister

00:12 has been chosen to lead the Green Left in parliamentary elections in November. The Dutch

00:17 elections are wide open, with two new parties vying to become the biggest force in the nation,

00:22 as traditional groups like the Christian Democrats face major challenges to maintain their standing.

00:27 Timmermans will lead a broad centre-left coalition of Social Democrats and Greens. Mark Rutte,

00:33 the incumbent Prime Minister, has announced he won't stand.

00:36 [WHOOSH]

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