The meeting room of the provincial government has 55 seats. Normally they are reserved for the 55 members of the Provincial States, but this Tuesday evening ordinary citizens can take a seat. These North Hollanders are not entirely random and completely representative. They have registered for this special occasion. The person who did first received an invitation from Arthur van Dijk, commissioner of the King in Noord-Holland.

Who are these citizens involved? The answer in three portraits.

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