In total, 3,069 people were allowed to vote by proxy in Bergen op Zoom. This means that someone is authorized to vote on behalf of another voter who cannot come to a polling station due to illness or vacation, for example. At two polling stations, the percentage of proxy votes at 19 to 22 percent would be far above the average of 8 to at most 12 percent, a municipal spokesperson told Omroep Brabant.
A spokesman for the Public Prosecution Service said that no investigation into possible ballot box fraud was underway on Monday. First the declaration is awaited. There is an appointment for that on Tuesday.