Informateur recommends broad coalition with room for opposition
Cora-Yfke Sikkema has completed the information round following the water board elections. She has presented her advice for a new coalition.
Doing justice to the voters' choice
In her recommendation, the informateur states: "The coalition that I believe should be explored first consists of the three core parties, supplemented by two parties that focus on nature in the broadest sense of the word. I therefore recommend that Water Natuurlijk (as the largest faction in the general administration) form a coalition with the following parties: Water Natuurlijk, BBB, PvdA, Geborgd Natuur, and Student en Water."
This approach does justice to the voters' choice. Based on the discussions held, the informateur concludes that the green vote has a majority in the general council and, at the same time, that the rise of BBB carries considerable weight. In her advice, the informateur takes into account that the debate in the general council may be somewhat more intense without losing sight of the public interest. There should be more room for opposition than in the previous administrative period.
Blue Environmental Vision and Water Management Program remain leading principles
The information round has revealed that there is broad support for continuing to work on the ambitions set out in the previously adopted Blue Environmental Vision and the programming of the Water Management Program 2022-2027.
Continued
During the upcoming formation, the focus will be on the content of the new administrative agreement and the formation of a new executive committee. Sikkema also advises the parties involved in the formation to consider how Noorderzijlvest wants to involve the surrounding area in the decisions made by the water board. "After all, all five parties mentioned want more attention to be paid to participation, communication, and information. More specifically, they also want to focus on young people, who are the future," says Sikkema.