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EU climate chief Frans Timmermans steps down to lead Dutch center-left coalition

  • Frans Timmermans resigned from European Commission to run for Dutch premiership.
  • He aims to unite the Labour and Green-Left parties and become prime minister.
  • Timmermans wants to address climate change, nature conservation and the war at Europe's borders.
  • He hopes to tackle inequality in Dutch society through coalition politics.
  • The Netherlands will hold elections on November 22 after a previous coalition collapsed.
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