According to Pieter Kroon, leader of the opposition party Groenlinks/PvdA, there had been disagreements between the councilors and the faction for some time. Although he had not seen this step coming. He thinks the choice is understandable from the aldermen’s perspective. “Huib Zevenhuizen certainly encountered a lot of resistance from his own party on a number of his spatial plans.” He calls the situation special. “Ronde Venen Belang, the largest party here, will go from two to zero councilors in one go.”
Alderman surprises own party with departure: ‘Heard about it via press release’
