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Polling station in Amsterdam, 21 March 2018
Polling station in Amsterdam, 21 March 2018 - Credit: Photo: Zachary Newmark / NL Times
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Wednesday, 21 March 2018 - 12:50

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Photos: Politicians cast their vote in municipal elections

A number of local and national politicians have been spotted casting their votes in the parliamentary elections on Wednesday.

Minister Kasja Ollongren of Home Affairs was the first politician spotted at a polling station. She cast her vote at Amsterdam Central Station at 6:30 a.m.

Vandaag zijn er veel vrijwilligers in de stemlokalen over heel het land aan het werk voor onze democratie. Minister Ollongren dankt alle vrijwiligers en wenst ze veel succes vandaag! #GR18 #GR2018 #elkestemtelt pic.twitter.com/syj00DhJW4

— Ministerie van BZK (@MinBZK) March 21, 2018

Mayor Lucas Bolsius of Amsersfoort cast his vote before starting a bicycle tour in which he will visit each one of the 91 polling stations in his municipality.

Burgemeester @lucasbolsius heeft gestemd! Hij gaat op de fiets langs alle 91 stembureaus van #Amersfoort. Nog maar 90 te gaan! #GR2018 pic.twitter.com/GHDeg4MhGQ

— Dennis van Ommeren (@DvanOmmeren) March 21, 2018

PvdA leader Lodewijk Asscher was seen voting in the polling station on Czaar Peterstaart in Amsterdam. He was with PvdA leader in Amsterdam Marjolein Moorman, and also voted for her, he said on Twitter.

Gestemd! Met groot hart voor Amsterdam. Lijsttrekker @MarjoleinMoor en @LodewijkA stemmen in alle vroegte bij stembureau nr 020! ❤️🌹#hartvooramsterdam #020kiest pic.twitter.com/mtanvXKtRZ

— PvdA Amsterdam (@pvda_amsterdam) March 21, 2018

Stembureau 020... pic.twitter.com/aRNmuTzePw

— Lodewijk Asscher (@LodewijkA) March 21, 2018

Prime Rutte Mark Rutte was spotted waiting in line to vote, and then casting his vote at a primary school in The Hague.

En ook #Rutte heeft zijn #stem uitgebracht. Op de nummer 1 van de #vvd in Den Haag.#hvnl #gemeenteraadsverkiezingen pic.twitter.com/fvWwOhlUtx

— Marleen Albach (@MarleenHVNL) March 21, 2018

PVV leader Geert Wilders cast his vote at a polling station in Duindorp, The Hague.

Net gestemd in een stembureau op het prachtige Duindorp! (1)#StemPVV pic.twitter.com/se1TbXoCH4

— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) March 21, 2018

FvD leader Thierry Baudet and FvD leader in Amsterdam Annabel Nanninga both voted in the Posthoorn church in Amsterdam.

Ga vandaag net als @thierrybaudet stemmen op Forum voor Democratie (Lijst 14). https://t.co/fdsjpnOsgE #GR2018 #GR18 #FVD #lijst14 pic.twitter.com/PMuGrevA0F

— FVD Amsterdam (@FVDamsterdam) March 21, 2018

D66 leader Alexander Pechtold voted in Wageningen, with local party leader Dennis Gudden.

Vanochtend gestemd samen met lijsttrekker @dennisgudden @D66Wageningen. #d66krijgthetvoorelkaar pic.twitter.com/HSwmAQnUjS

— Alexander Pechtold (@APechtold) March 21, 2018

Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health voted in Rotterdam

Minister @hugodejonge ging vandaag stemmen met Jeroen. Jeroen heeft een verstandelijke beperking en kan prima zelf stemmen. Het moet voor mensen met een verstandelijke of lichamelijke beperking makkelijker worden stemmen. Iedereen heeft het recht om volwaardig mee te doen. pic.twitter.com/AZwuzn8RJn

— CDA (@cdavandaag) March 21, 2018

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