Ilse Terheggen and Rienk Jelte Aalbers secure the required support to stand in the March 18 municipal elections

Over the past few months, MERA25 Netherlands has been busy preparing for the municipal elections. Since January 19, we have been collecting declarations of support: forms based on our list of candidates that voters sign in person at the town hall after identifying themselves, in the presence of an elections department official.

We are proud to announce that yesterday we obtained all the necessary declarations of support! And so our candidates, Ilse Terheggen and Rienk Jelte Aalbers, managed to secure the required support to stand in the March 18 municipal elections

We needed 30, and now we have 35 signed statements neatly filed away. Ilse collected the statements at the town hall on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. With the help of people from our collective and our wider community, we approached everyone who might be interested in a new, progressive left-wing party. And our community responded!

It was incredibly enjoyable and motivating to receive so much support. At the town hall, we spoke to lots of people, explained what we stand for and what we want to achieve, and handed out flyers. We got into conversation with members of other progressive parties, met new people who want to support us, and invited everyone who came to sign to our kickoff event on January 31. Ilse even did her first radio interview at the town hall, speaking by phone with Omrop Fryslân!

The campaign officially starts on February 2 – the day when the candidate lists and all forms must be submitted to the town hall. We have everything ready, and it has already been checked by the municipality. The last thing that needs to be done is for Ilse to officially submit the folder with the forms at 12:30 on February 2.

That is why we hope that everyone who can will come to Leeuwarden on January 31 to celebrate this with us! It will be a great opportunity to get to know Leeuwarden and the local community, to share ideas and ideals, to shake hands, and to look ahead to the campaign.

Let’s do this. HELP ILSE AND RIENK GET ON THE COUNCIL!

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