PvdA now takes D66 seriously

With support for liberal party D66 growing in the polls, the party is being taken more seriously by coalition party PvdA, says D66 party leader Ivar Manuel (photo) in NRC Handelsblad. “The aldermen have been taking us more seriously for some time, ever since we are growing in the polls.”

An example is the debate on the Red Light District, which Alderman Lodewijk Asscher wants to clean up. “Asscher and I have discussed this extensively in private and he has made some concessions to us.”

With the power of D66 growing, car-friendly PvdA council member Myriam Bergervoet sees new opportunities: “Its easier to discuss Islam with a Muslim fundamentalist than to discuss the environment with [green party] GroenLinks. D66 is more pragmatic.”

Photo: Municipality