VVD candidate Monique de Koning-de Rijk has declined her seat in the Velsen municipal council despite being elected through preference votes. Although she rose from an unelectable seventh place to fourth place on the party list, she has chosen not to take office.
Based on reporting by haarlemsdagblad. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.
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