Geoan's successor
In June NATO ambassadors decided that Rutte would presume the post of secretary-general from October 2, 2024 for at least 4 years. Meanwhile, the current deputy, Mircea Geoana, plans to run for president in Romania, which has sparked speculation about his successor. Rutte's already analyzing the candidacy for this position.
According to Politico, the Western diplomat of NATO revealed that there is simply a consensus among allies that individual from east Europe should be a substitute for Mark Rutte. The current talks focus on candidatures from North Macedonia and Bulgaria. North Macedonian candidate is erstwhile defence minister Radmila Shekerinska, who played a key function in the country's accession to NATO 4 years ago. Her choice would make her the highest-ranking NATO authoritative from the Western Balkans outside the EU. With Bulgaria, the candidate is the erstwhile Prime Minister and erstwhile EU Commissioner Marija Gabriel.
Former Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins besides intends to apply for the position of Deputy Mark Rutte after he had previously unsuccessfully sought the position of Secretary General of NATO.
Poland with interior conflict
Analyzing the case, Politico besides pointed out the Polish and Turkish subject in this race for office:
According to 2 NATO diplomats, Poland and Turkey – both with serious military facilities – consider exhibiting their own candidates. However, Poland is plagued by interior conflicts between president Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tuski.
Who could a possible candidate of Poland be? In early July, the diary of Legal Newspapers reported that Deputy abroad Minister Robert Kupiecki was being considered as a possible candidate for deputy secretary-general of NATO. The article recalled that erstwhile NATO ambassador Tomasz Szatkowski had applied for a position liable for investment in defence, while the manager of the safety policy department in the Ministry of abroad Affairs Adam Bugajski sought a function related to innovation, hybrid threats and cybersecurity. Shatkowski was supported by the president and the Bugai government.
The application for different positions by 2 Poles could, according to diplomats, have contributed to the fact that yet no of them received nominations.
