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Since the departure of David Leisterh, an invisible struggle for leadership has emerged within the MR in Brussels, where the rivalry between Minister of Internal Affairs Bernard Quintin and Minister-President Boris Dilliès is becoming increasingly visible and tensions within the parliamentary group are rising. #MRbruxellois #BorisDilliès #TensionsPolitiques (translated)

All seven candidates for the UN leadership, including Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan, received a veto vote in the sixth informal voting round, where Grynspan emerged as a slight favorite with nine votes, despite two opposing votes from permanent members. #VNleiderschap #RebecaGrynspan #stemronde (translated)

The author praised Nayib Bukele and wrote that he believed Bukele had a cognitive understanding of the issues and the courage and power to act on that insight. According to the author, the Netherlands and Europe needed such a leader, while politicians there fell short and let themselves be guided by others. The author called for resistance against what he described as a consensus of betrayal of oneself, to ignore criticism from opponents, and to show courage. He stated that negative reporting in the Volkskrant or criticism on blogs would not deter Bukele from doing what was necessary. He compared critics to flies and ants on a lion. He claimed that Bukele was a global exception among politicians, which he found utterly frustrating. #Politiek #Leiderschap #Filosofie (translated)

Remco Yizhak Cooremans referred to the mayors of Amsterdam and Alkmaar as an example of female leadership. According to him, they had said that the authorities should protect visitors in the Netherlands, just as Dutch fans in Beer Sheva should be protected, and that security risks were not an excuse for that. https://t.co/IrcxmuwDGy #vrouwelijkleiderschap #veiligheid #Nederland (translated)

The opposition has strongly criticized that Bart De Wever, the prime minister, does not have the necessary leadership to present a budget in a timely manner, which led to the absence of a budget agreement within the federal government. #BartDeWever #PolitiqueBelge #Opposition (translated)

Democracy in Turkey is inevitable if millions of citizens continue to demand that they determine who governs them, despite the current authoritarian pressure and political unrest under Erdoğan's leadership, argues opposition leader Özgür Özel. #Democratie #Turkije #Oppositie (translated)

Strijder124 wrote that Rob Jetten should profile himself less explicitly based on his homosexuality and instead focus on concrete issues in the Netherlands. He referenced criticism from Victor Vlam regarding a photo of Jetten. Vlam felt that the pose portrayed Jetten as the submissive partner and made a weak impression, which he believed did not fit a prime minister. He said that people wanted to have confidence in their leader and should be able to look up to that leader. Walking hand in hand in a professional setting, on the other hand, would not be a problem according to Vlam and could promote emancipation. #Leiderschap #Vertrouwen #Emancipatie (translated)

The author stated that the housing crisis, issues in healthcare, the influx of asylum seekers, and crime in large cities were increasing, while taxpayers were, according to him or her, paying more and more for a system that was under pressure. He or she criticized a meeting about the further elaboration of apologies for the slavery past and a delta plan with the Black Manifest. According to the author, most Dutch people, regardless of their background, had little interest in what he or she described as a continuous expression of guilt, while their future was under pressure due to, among other things, a housing shortage, insecurity, high energy costs, and migration. The author called the attention to abuses from the 17th and 18th centuries a distraction and political theater for a select group, and concluded with a belittling insult towards the addressed party. #wooncrisis #politiek #zorg (translated)

Roy, who described himself as a politically right-leaning former member of the VVD, wrote that he no longer knew who to vote for. He excluded a populist party on the right and even mentioned considering PRO, although that didn't make economic sense and wasn't logical for him personally. According to him, the party members were at least honest and human. Roy wrote that he had previously found Jesse Klaver weak and unconvincing, but that he now made a different impression: Klaver was, in his opinion, substantively strong and seemed to be developing leadership qualities. Roy also stated that Mark Rutte had called for people to look out for one another upon his departure, while the VVD under Dilan Yesilgöz did the opposite according to him. Yesilgöz, according to Roy, had ruined much for her party, although he found her good on Defense and previously on Justice and Security. According to Roy, PRO was precisely a party that paid attention to others. As an example, he mentioned the Self-Podcast by Sander Schimmelpenninck and Jaap Reesema featuring Lisa Westerveld. He claimed Westerveld dedicated herself day and night to underprivileged Dutch citizens. In the podcast, he also heard how demotivating work in the House of Representatives could be: requested debates from Westerveld sometimes did not make it to the agenda, while the right-wing majority preferred to debate asylum again. When a topic made the news, politicians were, in his opinion, always at the front. Roy wrote that the world would be a better place with more people like Westerveld. #politiek #VVD #Nederland (translated)

Zack Polanski, the party leader of the Greens, has lost the by-election in the London constituency of Holborn and St Pancras to Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, which represents a setback for his leadership in the party. #ZackPolanski #Groenen #TussentijdseVerkiezingen (translated)

Susanne wrote that she received similar responses almost daily and that her energy and motivation were decreasing. She described the cabinet as very harmful and characterized the D66 Prime Minister as incompetent and lacking leadership qualities. According to her, nothing was changing and the opposition offered her little support. She stated that parliamentary journalism continued to fall short: in her view, too much information about the cabinet was not shared with the public and many journalists lacked dossier knowledge or connection with right-wing voters to ask the right questions. Susanne wrote that she found national politics just as bad as many of her followers did, and she would prefer to stop. However, since many people relied on her tweets, she wanted to continue for now, but with less enthusiasm. #TweedeKamer #Politiek #Democratie #Oppositie (translated)

The article argues that the Germans, after Angela Merkel's departure, are increasingly experiencing nostalgia for her leadership, while the current political and economic uncertainty makes them yearn for positive patriotism and a renewed national self-awareness. #AngelaMerkel #Duitsland #Politiek (translated)

Just recorded a little while ago, and just scheduled to be released tomorrow; season 2 of my podcast Dwarsliggers. Timing, sometimes something funny. Also, in the first episode of this season, the first to join is none other than @GLBouchez It was a nice chat about freedom, leadership, and Flanders. Available to listen to starting tomorrow! #podcast #Vlaanderen #leiderschap (translated)