These 11 facts about the elections are of no use, but they are fun

The coolest election slogan

That can only be one. Short and sweet from the new party GOOD:

No Growth! But Bloom!

Promotional video from bed

Vincent Dullaart of GOED had the bad luck that he tripped on the sports field. The result: a broken spine. What do you do as a candidate when it’s your turn for your promotional video? Then just shoot from your bed.

Being harassed on the street

Jeffrey van Gils, candidate councilor on behalf of the VVD, discusses many reasons why we should vote for him in his promotional video. The moment he tells us that we should not be harassed on the street, he is interrupted for a while.

The youngest

Quinten de Gruijter (18) is the youngest candidate councilor to participate in the municipal elections in Zoetermeer.

Looking for the youngsters

Of course Zoetermeer wants young people to vote as well. Then you have to be visible on TikTok and invite a few cool young people for a nice clip.

no bullshit

GroenLinks drew attention to the housing shortage during their election campaign in the Stadshart. On a protest sign they made themselves heard in loud language.

Pendants and brooches stay in the closet

Zoetermeer Vooruit uses the municipal colors blue and yellow in the house style. During election campaigns, we see them all dressed in these colors. But now in times of war in Ukraine, the party does not think this is quite appropriate. The colors of the Ukrainian flag are exactly the same. That is why Zoetermeer Vooruit has decided not to wear pendants and brooches on which the party name is not mentioned.

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Number of ladies

Of the total 273 candidates, 99 are women who have applied for the 2022 municipal elections in Zoetermeer.

Special voting locations

You can of course choose to vote in your own neighbourhood. But why not look for another place? There are 42 voting locations in Zoetermeer.

We like the polling station at Speelboerderij Het Buitenbeest. Then you can walk around the yard between the chickens and goats afterwards. Or go to the theater room of CKC & Partners if you ever wished to be on stage again.

No Party for the Animals

Although Mariëtte van Leeuwen, Rob Duiven, Michael van der Snoek, Gwenny Verdier, Isabelle Vugs-Vink, Yolanda van der Salm, Cock de Vogel, Eelco de Haan, Guido van Leeuwen, Harrie Duivenvoorden, Ivan Beij and Rengert de Gier are candidates for the 2022 municipal elections, the Party for the Animals is not participating.

Not from Zoetermeer

Of the 273 candidates, 270 come from Zoetermeer. Only Kegel, Krop and Brown of Forum for Democracy come from Nootdorp, Noordwijk and Rhoon respectively.