Tofik Dibi, former MP on behalf of GroenLinks and currently a board advisor for the municipality of Amsterdam, was chosen as the new party leader of BIJ1. The party announced this on Wednesday Instagram. Last Tuesday Dibi already announced that he wanted to become a party leader of BIJ1.
Dibi says it is’ overwhelmed ‘by the support and’ grateful [te zijn] For the trust of our members. “He also speaks about” a big responsibility. ” Dibi succeeds Edson Olf, who led Bij1 in the 2023 elections but did not reach a seat. Olf was in turn the successor of founder Sylvana Simons.
Bij1 writes in a statement that Dibi’s vision “seamlessly matches the ideas of BIJ1”. In addition, the party announced with Dibi that it is “an important step” in the development of the party.
Dibi took on Patricia Dinkela. She is chairman of the Haagse Stadspartij and works for the Wiardi Beckman Foundation, the scientific office of the Labor Party. In addition, as a single mother, she profiles herself who has fallen victim to the surcharge scandal.
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