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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte leaves Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague after presenting his resignation to King Willem-Alexander. Rutte's coalition government collapsed in a row over migration, triggering elections later this year. IMAGES
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats celebrate as preliminary election results show them tied with the centre-right National Coalition in partial results from Sunday's general election, with the far right trailing in third place. Marin, who became the world's youngest prime minister in 2019 at age 34, is fighting for a second term just days before Finland's historic accession to the NATO defence alliance. IMAGES
In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister Liz Truss says she is resigning as leader of the Conservative party, saying that "given the situation, I cannot lead the mandate for which I was elected by the Conservative party" SOUNDBITE
French Prime Minister Jean Castex arrives shortly before 4pm at the Elysee Palace to hand in his resignation to Emmanuel Macron. According to corroborating sources within the executive, a transfer of power with his or her successor will take place around 7pm. IMAGES
British Prime minister Boris Johnson announces all pandemic legal curbs in England will end later this week, urging a shift from government intervention to personal responsibility. Johnson, who has been mired in scandals that have threatened his hold on power, says the legal need for people to self-isolate when infected with Covid-19 would stop from Thursday 24 February 2022. SOUNDBITE
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