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Mayor Erik van Merrienboer resigned after councillors faced external pressure to reject housing 200 asylum seekers, causing a rift between council and executive.
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The Terneuzen city council initially supported the establishment of an asylum seekers' center, but after some council members' reversals, the majority ultimately failed to materialize. Aldermen now refuse to grant a permit. Mayor Erik van Merrienboer calls it "a breach of trust."
Zeeland's King's Commissioner, Hugo de Jonge, has urgently requested Terneuzen Mayor Erik van Merrienboer stay on. He announced Monday afternoon that he is resigning over the issue of an asylum seekers' center, which has been shelved due to a political shift.
The mayor suggests that some council members allowed their voting behavior to be determined by others.
Terneuzen Mayor stands by resignation amid controversy over asylum center decision
Mayor Erik van Merrienboer of Terneuzen confirmed Tuesday that he will proceed with his resignation despite a personal appeal from Hugo de Jonge, the King’s Commissioner for Zeeland, who urged him to remain in office.Van Merrienboer, a member of the PvdA, announced Monday that he was stepping down over disagreements with the municipal council’s handling of an asylum seekers center permit.
The political battle over a new asylum seekers' center in Terneuzen has led to the resignation of Mayor Erik van Merrienboer (Labour Party). In a letter to the city council, he writes that he no longer has confidence in effective cooperation. According to him, the foundation has crumbled now that a majority of the council and executive board still oppose an asylum seekers' center.
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