D66 Alderman in Alkmaar Resigns Following Uproar over Asylum Reception
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CDA Alderman Jan Schipper is stepping down. The municipality of Midden-Drenthe announced this on Tuesday afternoon. His departure follows the meeting last Thursday evening in which a section of the municipal council severely criticized the Court of Audit's report on the solar park competition in Midden-Drenthe.
Christian Schouten has resigned as Alderman of Alkmaar with immediate effect, reports De Telegraaf. The D66 politician had been under fire for weeks over the accommodation of 54 status holders in Hotel Alkmaar on Arcadialaan. According to Schouten himself, his position has become politically untenable. In a letter to the city council, he writes: ‘I see no other option than to accept the political consequence that my position has become untenable…
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