Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb to step down after 15 years - DutchNews.nl

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Aboutaleb thinks it's time to make way for a new mayor, well before the 2026 municipal elections.

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Business organization VNO-NCW Rotterdam & the Rijnmond region has “great respect” for mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb and his decision to resign this autumn. That's what chairman Mai Elmar says in a response. She even states that she is a “bit shocked” about Aboutaleb's decision.

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Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb will quit as mayor of Rotterdam in the course of this year. After more than fifteen years, he thinks it's time to make way for someone else. He has been mayor of the city since 2009.

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Ahmed Aboutaleb will quit as mayor of the Dutch city of Rotterdam this autumn. In a letter to the city council, he wrote on Tuesday that after more than fifteen years, it is time to make way for a new mayor.