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A voter casting their ballot in Amsterdam for the municipal elections on 18 March 2026

504 women elected to city councils with preferential votes

1 April 2026 - 08:32

A woman walks into a polling station in Amsterdam-Oost for the municipal elections on 18 March 2026

Preferential votes helped women dethrone male lead candidates in several city councils

24 March 2026 - 12:00

SGP leader Chris Stoffer

Dutch political party SGP puts record 46 women on municipal election lists

26 January 2026 - 19:30

Sigrid Kaag

Sigrid Kaag appointed as UN Middle East Envoy, retains Gaza role

19 January 2025 - 17:15

The Rutte IV Cabinet at the marathon parliamentary debate on the 2023 Budget, 21 September 2022

Women make up a majority of Dutch Cabinet members for first time ever

19 July 2023 - 08:40

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