Schouten sees that differently. “If three councilors, including the party founder, leave the party, that is not only on the rungers.” He disputes that his coalition agreement will be followed. He calls De Deurloo’s step sad, but he is not surprised. “You saw that tension at Mylou. In my time at Voordaarn she could sometimes be a bit uncontrolled, but I attributed that to inexperience. Now she comes to sit next to me again, on the cozy side of the council chamber,” he jokes.
Street Vechterspartij must now be driving: why preliminary council members continue to lose
