{"id":85112,"date":"2018-03-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=85112"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:25:23","slug":"lijsttrekkersdebat-de-felle-de-stillen-en-de-hofnar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/03\/09\/lijsttrekkersdebat-de-felle-de-stillen-en-de-hofnar\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading candidates\u2019 debate: the fierce, the silent, and the court jester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to a fierce outburst by Barbara Kathmann (PvdA), there were some fireworks during the leading candidates\u2019 debate in the Erasmus Paviljoen on Wednesday afternoon. But this was something the audience only got to witness towards the end of the debate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/09145256\/verkiezingsdebat-paviljoen-2-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139140\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/09145256\/verkiezingsdebat-paviljoen-2-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139140 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/09145256\/verkiezingsdebat-paviljoen-2-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139140 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/09145256\/verkiezingsdebat-paviljoen-2-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139140 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/09145256\/verkiezingsdebat-paviljoen-2-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139140 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/09145256\/verkiezingsdebat-paviljoen-2-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139140 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/09145256\/verkiezingsdebat-paviljoen-2-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139140 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/09145256\/verkiezingsdebat-paviljoen-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139140 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elections 2018<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/03\/05\/wat-doen-die-lokale-partijen-eigenlijk-voor-de-student\/\">What do the local political parties have to offer to students?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/03\/05\/if-youre-an-international-student-you-may-vote-in-the-upcoming-local-elections\/\">International student? You may vote in the upcoming elections<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/03\/07\/voorbij-de-zeeuwse-dijken-gloort-de-haagse-politiek\/\">Beyond the dikes of Zeeland lies the promise of politics on the national stage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Up to that point, the only thing that caused a stir among the public was the audacious remarks made by the VVD leading candidate Vincent Karremans, who thrust himself into the position of most environmentally conscious politician. Karremans suddenly advocated a car-free city and planned to solve the housing shortage by just DOING IT. There wasn\u2019t much else to send sparks flying during the discussion and that was due in part to the positions taken by the candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The ten leading candidates (or their alternates) present in the Paviljoen were invited by the Rotterdam Federation of Student Associations and the University Council to debate topics of interest to students. These topics included underground services at night, housing, new entrepreneurs, sustainability and security. Many of the debates didn\u2019t reveal any opposing points of view: a surprising majority of parties supported the pilot project for night-time underground services, all parties were in favour of more housing for students and middle-income groups, and not a single party wanted reduced taxes for new entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More cameras or fewer cameras<\/h2><p>Things got a bit more exciting when the subject switched to security. VVD and Leefbaar chiefly wanted more cameras. They were opposed by the Partij voor de Dieren, who wanted fewer cameras, while most of the other parties advocated different types of security measures. Karremans in particular was given a dressing down, because no one understood how cameras increased security for female students cycling home. \u201cThat offers nothing more than security in hindsight\u201d, said Judith Bokhove (GroenLinks). Jaap Rozema, sixth on the candidate\u2019s list for the Partij voor de Dieren, was mocked when his clumsy phrasing made it sound as if privacy issues were more important than the problem of sexual assaults.<\/p>\n<p>There was a friendly ambiance during the debate, with each politician playing his or her own role. Leefbaar alderman Ronald Simons was the pragmatist (\u2018that\u2019s what we\u2019ve already been doing all this time\u2019), D66\u2019s Sa\u00efd Kasmi was the peacemaker (in light of his compliments to his competing colleagues), and Karremans was the court jester whose audacious remarks had them laughing and eating out of his hand. It also became clear that debating is an art: Burak Yildiz (number 12 on the SP list) and Christine Zandberg (number 4 with CDA) barely had a chance to speak.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Love for Leefbaar<\/h2><p>Bokhove and the PvdA\u2019s Barbara Kathmann took on the role as the stern opposition and tempers flared when D66 politician Kasmi seemed to openly declare his love for Leefbaar Rotterdam. The same Kasmi had earlier stated he would no longer work with coalition partner Leefbaar because of its alliance with Forum voor Democratie. Kathmann admonished the D66 candidate: \u201cResidents of Rotterdam have been pushed into a corner for the last four years and suddenly <em>now<\/em> you\u2019re saying it\u2019s too much? You should be ashamed of yourself!\u201d Jeroen Schilder (NIDA) also laid into Kasmi: \u201cFour years ago Leefbaar was the same as it is now. Another example: the ban on mosques.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#039;Minor differences&#039;<\/h2><p>Most students in the foyer agreed: Kathmann had stood out among the candidates. \u201cBut unfortunately, she\u2019s with the PvdA.\u201d That party\u2019s national image is a liability for the politician. International Bachelor Economics and Business Economics (IBEB) student Max Bruin believed there were only minor differences between the parties. \u201cVincent Karremans (VVD) was very articulate and he\u2019s quite charismatic. It was a fiercer debate than the one I attended before, and there was more action. I vote VVD in the national elections, but I haven\u2019t the faintest idea how I\u2019ll vote locally. I\u2019ll first have to take a good look at all the election programmes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the debate, Psychology student Jamie Gillis couldn\u2019t choose between GroenLinks and D66, but that all changed after the debate. \u201cNow I have to decide between GroenLinks and PvdA. I think Kathmann made a strong showing. She\u2019s honest and tells it the way it is. I wasn\u2019t really aware of the collaboration between D66 and Leefbaar Rotterdam, and I\u2019m a little disappointed in D66. Before I make my final choice, I\u2019m going to read up on GroenLinks and PvdA. 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LSVb\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-21\">21 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHousing\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 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flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/21\/gemeenten-moeten-verkamering-makkelijker-maken-vindt-lsvb\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tMunicipalities should make house-sharing easier, says LSVb\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-21\">21 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] 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src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-scaled.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-scaled.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-875x618.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286 875w, 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/23145741\/Studentenhuisvesting-huur-tekort-studentenwoningen-renting-studentenhuis-woningnood-Stock-illustratie-Migle-Alonderyte-225x159.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139286 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/20\/kabinet-wil-meer-tijdelijke-huurcontracten-voor-studenten\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tCabinet wants more temporary rental contracts for students\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne 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