{"id":196843,"date":"2026-03-19T12:15:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=196843"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:15:08","slug":"feest-en-teleurstelling-voor-studenten-op-kieslijsten-in-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/03\/19\/feest-en-teleurstelling-voor-studenten-op-kieslijsten-in-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration and disappointment for students on the ballot in Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">EM interviewed five students last week who were running for the Rotterdam municipal council. The day after, we take stock: who makes it into the council and who (just) misses out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/verkiezingen-gemeenteraad-rotterdam-verkiezingsbord-stemmen-politiek-partijen_closeup_3__16.3.2026_esther-dijkstra-1600x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Een verkiezingsbord voor de Rotterdamse gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 2026 met de posters van alle deelnemende partijen\" class=\"wp-image-196759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/verkiezingen-gemeenteraad-rotterdam-verkiezingsbord-stemmen-politiek-partijen_closeup_3__16.3.2026_esther-dijkstra-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773733626 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/verkiezingen-gemeenteraad-rotterdam-verkiezingsbord-stemmen-politiek-partijen_closeup_3__16.3.2026_esther-dijkstra-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773733626 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/verkiezingen-gemeenteraad-rotterdam-verkiezingsbord-stemmen-politiek-partijen_closeup_3__16.3.2026_esther-dijkstra-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773733626 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/verkiezingen-gemeenteraad-rotterdam-verkiezingsbord-stemmen-politiek-partijen_closeup_3__16.3.2026_esther-dijkstra-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773733626 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/verkiezingen-gemeenteraad-rotterdam-verkiezingsbord-stemmen-politiek-partijen_closeup_3__16.3.2026_esther-dijkstra-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773733626 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/verkiezingen-gemeenteraad-rotterdam-verkiezingsbord-stemmen-politiek-partijen_closeup_3__16.3.2026_esther-dijkstra-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773733626 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p>All participating parties in the Rotterdam municipal elections.<\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/esther-dijkstra\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Esther Dijkstra<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the five students who spoke about their campaign last week, only law student <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/03\/11\/student-op-de-kieslijst-mina-gaat-voor-de-klimaatdoelen-en-betaalbare-woningen\/\">Mina Morko\u00e7<\/a> will take a seat on the municipal council for GroenLinks-PvdA. Morko\u00e7 has already represented GroenLinks in the council for the past four years and, with the support of voters, can continue for another four. Her party became the largest in Rotterdam and won 11 seats in total. On her Instagram, she can be seen celebrating exuberantly with the green-red party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shattered dream<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/03\/17\/student-op-de-kieslijst-lili-wil-huisjesmelkers-armoede-en-de-gevestigde-orde-aanpakken\/\">Lili Laki<\/a>, a dream has been shattered. She was third on the SP list, but the socialists secured only one seat. On her Instagram, the 20-year-old history student says she is disappointed. \u201cI would be lying if I said this does not affect me mentally, I am currently devastated.\u201d She is, however, grateful to everyone who voted for her: \u201cThe fact that there are people who entrusted their single vote to me makes me very emotional. It is a feeling I cannot describe, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SGP lead candidate and master&#8217;s student in Economics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/03\/17\/student-op-de-kieslijst-maurits-wil-meer-blauw-op-straat-meer-studentenkamers-en-hospiteeravonden-behouden\/\">Maurits Verhoeven<\/a>, also failed to secure a seat on the council. It was the first time the SGP participated without the ChristenUnie, but with just over 1,600 votes this proved insufficient for a seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new youth party Rotterdam Next, for which IBA student <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/03\/12\/student-op-de-kieslijst-finn-wil-een-veiliger-nachtleven-en-betaalbare-studentenkamers\/\">Finn Kranendonk<\/a> was listed in eighth place, will not enter the council. The nearly 2,500 votes were not enough for a seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/03\/11\/student-op-de-kieslijst-kim-wil-een-toegankelijke-en-begrijpelijke-gemeente\/\">Kim Chieuw<\/a>, a student at the academic primary teacher training programme, who was tenth on the D66 list, will be less disappointed not to have won a seat, as D66 had 5 seats and will retain 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EM interviewed five students last week who were running for the Rotterdam municipal council. The day after, we take stock: who makes it into the council and who (just) misses out? 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