women in politics

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A voter casting their ballot in Amsterdam for the municipal elections on 18 March 2026
Politics
504 women elected to city councils with preferential votes
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A woman walks into a polling station in Amsterdam-Oost for the municipal elections on 18 March 2026
Politics
Preferential votes helped women dethrone male lead candidates in several city councils
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SGP leader Chris Stoffer
Politics
Dutch political party SGP puts record 46 women on municipal election lists
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Sigrid Kaag
Politics
Sigrid Kaag appointed as UN Middle East Envoy, retains Gaza role
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The Rutte IV Cabinet at the marathon parliamentary debate on the 2023 Budget, 21 September 2022
Politics
Women make up a majority of Dutch Cabinet members for first time ever