Etiket: municipal elections
Helping with an intellectual disability at the polling station | 1Limburg
Ferry van Egeraat has a mental disability and helped on Tuesday as a volunteer at the polling station in Heythuysen. Municipality of Leudal, which Heythuysen falls under, is one of…
Election blog: Second day early voting | 1Limburg
The second day of early voting has arrived. Limburgers can vote for the municipal elections in their own municipality on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Read here how the second election…
‘Candidates find problem for PVV in Limburg’ | 1Limburg
The PVV has had a lot of trouble finding the right people in Limburg for the upcoming municipal elections. Candidates have also been rejected, says party leader and list leader…
Eighty-year-old alderman working on the last stretch | 1Limburg
The long political career of 80-year-old Wiel Dreessen from Bemelen is now really coming to an end. After 56 years on the council or college, the alderman is working on…
Time-consuming advice from Juliette: ‘They think I’m crazy’ | 1Limburg
A busy job and then also spend hours reading documents and holding council meetings. Councilor Juliette Verbeek-Benink from Vaals is happy to talk about it. “With the municipal elections coming…
Research: growth of local parties in Limburg continues | 1Limburg
More than thirty percent of Limburgers will vote for a local party in the upcoming municipal elections. This is the conclusion of research by Flycatcher commissioned by L1. Limburg follows…
This is the ideal councilor according to Limburgers | 1Limburg
Four out of five Limburgers see the same picture when they think of the ideal councilor for their city council. The most important core values for such a councilor are…
Difficult language politicians: ‘Incomprehensible to many citizens’ | 1Limburg
Long pieces of text with many difficult words. City council documents are often full of jargon. Councilor Robin Peters (26) from Echt also regularly struggles with it. “I think that…
Professor: ‘Local democracy in danger’ | 1Limburg
With the municipal elections just around the corner, Klaartje Peters is sounding the alarm. City councilors have too little influence on large files, the professor warns of local and regional…
Politicians Venray tries to gain the trust of voters | 1Limburg
The past four years have been eventful in Venray’s politics. CDA alderman Jan Loonen left and party colleague Anne Thielen resigned voluntarily. In the run-up to the municipal elections, the…