Woerden – After the municipal elections, the Woerden coalition opted for an extra alderman who had to work without a party. An independent alderman, that’s what it’s called. It was 57-year-old Mariëtte Pennarts, former deputy of the province and member of the political party GroenLinks. Who is she, what is an independent aldermanship and how do you do your work without being affiliated with a party? “I really have to get the council behind me, that will be hard work.”
Mariëtte Pennarts is an independent alderman in Woerden, but what does that mean?
