Dutch go to polls in two weeks
On Wednesday March 15, 2023, Dutch citizens will return to the polls to elect provincial councils (Provinciale Staten) and water ...
Tag: politics
More women than ever elected in Northern city councils, but equality still a work-in-progress
The March 16th municipal elections had some historical results regarding women’s presence in the newly formed city councils. In the ...
PvdA wants far-reaching poverty plan for Groningen
A roof over the head of every homeless person, a basic income for young people in debt, compensation for higher ...
Dutch politicians ponder impasse over new government
The Netherlands is well-known for taking its time in creating a new coalition government, and 2021 is no different by ...
Former Mayor of Smallingerland (Drachten) reveals that he stepped down following revelatory Ayahuasca trip
The trip was evidently so moving as to make Tjeerd van Bekkum reconsider his position in 2017 Translated by Thomas ...
Around one in ten of Dutch MP’s studied at the University of Groningen
From the far-right to the ecological left, the RUG has produced a whole host of politicians By Thomas Ansell As ...
The Northern Times’ guide to the Dutch national elections 2021
Held with three days of voting in the middle of a global pandemic, all expectations are that the Netherlands will ...
Frisian Gemeentes team up to offer free online courses on local democracy
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about how local Dutch politics works check out Politiek Actief Translated by Thomas ...
US elections: is US media more polarized than the people?
The “failure” of objective journalism: Prof. Dr. Bieger, media expert, discusses the role of the media in the 2020 US ...
Leeuwarder Alderman Sjoerd Feitsma steps down to head up labour-market project
Feitsma had been in the position since 2014 Translated by Thomas Ansell As reported by the Omrop Fryslân, 42-year old ...