Thank you all very much for the support!  And also thank you very much for sharing this petition with others.

I have checked the official NATO website and the last message about Mark Rutte there is from June 27, 2023. There is no mention of possible candidates for the position of Secretary General and there is no information whatsoever about how that choice is going to made. So it all happens behind closed doors.

But even NATO is ultimately very dependent on tax-paying citizens, so why are we not allowed to know anything at all? In line with this petition, it is also good to ask the question; How well does NATO still function? Is it still a defensive pact between countries with the aim of protecting people or is it becoming more and more a kind of meeting place for the arms trade; the more war, the more dead children, the higher the profits.

Nothing in the world right now is as lucrative as the slaughter of children. The economy of the USA, for example, is extremely dependent on the arms trade. When the wars stop, the economy collapses. The USA therefore benefits from a NATO that facilitates wars.

It is time for a new Secretary General at NATO who takes a broader view and doés care about children's lives. So we absolutely do NOT want Mark Rutte as Secretary General of NATO!