Municipal Council

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A woman walks into a polling station in Amsterdam-Oost for the municipal elections on 18 March 2026
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Five suspected or convicted criminals to be sworn in as municipal councillors tomorrow
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Polling station for the municipal election in Amsterdam, 16 March 2022
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Third of municipal council candidates are women; 70% of party leaders are men
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Amsterdam City Council
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Quality of municipal councils declining, party leaders say in election debate
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Municipal election in Amsterdam, 16 March 2022
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Slightly fewer new candidates running for municipal council seats on March 18
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Polling station for the municipal election in Amsterdam, 16 March 2022
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Jan again the most common name on municipal ballots; Only one woman's name in top 50
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D66 leader Rob Jetten speaking after the publication of the coalition agreement, December 2, 2025.
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High workload & threats: Dutch gov’t urged to hike politicians’ salaries by up to 18%
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Sunset with the blue hour in Katwijk aan Zee with walking path from the dunes to the boulevard, 11 June 2022
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Katwijk council overjoyed and concerned by arrival of $3 bil. Eli Lilly factory
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Amsterdam City Council
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Number of city councillors receiving threats doubled since last municipal election
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A stack of 500 euro notes in a money counter
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Civil servant in The Hague suspected of embezzling thousands of euros
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Amsterdam's skyline at sunset
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Amsterdam changes approach against Top 600 repeat offenders
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Parking in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam set to increase city center parking fee to nearly €8 per hour next year
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The Voorst town hall in Twello
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Voorst council members threatened before they voted against youth asylum center
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
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Stadskanaal municipal council will hold emergency debate on shelter for asylum seekers
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The Hague City Hall, designed by architect Richard Meier, in 2016
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Center-left coalition set to take control of The Hague City Council
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Municipal election in Amsterdam, 16 March 2022
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Local politics increasingly fragmented
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Polling station for the municipal election in Amsterdam, 16 March 2022
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More women on municipal councils, partly thanks to preference votes
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Huizen
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Court releases 'Jihadist' parents
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Huizen
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Huizen city council to meet on jihadist arrests
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Culemborg
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Culemborg city coalition implodes
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More women taking city councillor positions
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Amsterdam
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A'dam council formation progress; GroenLinks cries foul
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Amsterdam City Council
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Amsterdam coalition talks stall; GroenLinks out
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No PVV in Almere council
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PVV Perhaps not in Hague council