{"id":137962,"date":"2022-03-17T14:14:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T13:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=137962"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:12","slug":"students-win-in-local-council-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/03\/17\/students-win-in-local-council-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Students win in local council elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

In most student cities, GroenLinks is the largest party, but student party STIP has won the municipal elections in Delft. Other student parties gained or kept their seats. Leefbaar Rotterdam remains the largest party in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n

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After a game of hints, voters are welcomed at the voting station in the Theil building.<\/span><\/p>

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In Delft, Studenten Techniek in Politiek (STIP) attracts 15.8 percent of the votes, making this party the winner of the elections. However, this is not entirely reflected in the distribution of seats: STIP, D66 and GroenLinks all end up with six seats.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is unbelievable\u201d, said STIP party chair Ida de Boer to Omroep West<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m very proud that we got the most votes. We\u2019re going to shine.\u201d STIP is already in the coalition.<\/p>\n

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Studenten voor Leiden gained two seats in the council. It was the first time that the party participated, with spearheads such as housing, sustainability and hospitality. Perhaps at the expense of D66, which is no longer the largest. GroenLinks stands at the top in Leiden.<\/p>\n

The Groningen party Student en Stad rose from one to three seats. Perhaps it won those seats from GroenLinks. That party remains the largest, but delivers two seats.<\/p>\n

Student en Starter (Utrecht) has retained its two seats and so has Wageningen Connect, a party for students, young people, internationals and newcomers with a student as its list leader.<\/p>\n

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