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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)

Pepijn van Houwelingen wrote that a majority of the House of Representatives, according to him, did not want to rule out that young people would be imprisoned in the future if they did not fill out the Defense survey. According to him, in addition to the coalition parties, the elderly party, CU, SGP, and JA21 had no objections to that either. https://t.co/qqDlTtO73n #Defensie #Jongeren #Politiek (translated)

Geert Noels wrote that he understood why parties stood up for the majority of the population who, according to him, contributed little. He called it immoral that they defended social abuses in his opinion with an appeal to solidarity and social arguments. #solidariteit #maatschappij #ethiek (translated)

The discussion around the rainbow flag in the House of Representatives escalated this week into political chaos but ultimately resulted in a majority for raising the flag on Coming Out Day, amid a climate of culture war between supporters and opponents. #regenboogvlag #LHBTI #politiek (translated)

In the podcast "Praat mee met het AD," there is a debate about the flying of the rainbow flag on the parliament building in celebration of Coming Out Day, where the majority of the Chamber opposes the proposal due to concerns about the neutrality of the parliament building. #regenboogvlag #LHBTQ #politiek (translated)

The Christian Trade Union Confederation (CSC) has mobilized hundreds of people for a demonstration in front of the offices of the five parties in the federal majority, where they denounced the growing difficulties of workers and the pressure on their purchasing power, while inviting the government to consider their joint proposals worth 21 billion euros for the 2027 budget year. #CSC #mobilisation #pouvoirachat (translated)

Flick asked why Kati Piri had chosen this moment to submit a proposal regarding the rainbow flag. He called it a power play and stated that Piri knew many members of parliament would not show up, which, according to him, would allow her to achieve a "disgusting majority." The shared message stated that members of parliament had to return for the vote and that the SGP wanted each member to vote personally. https://t.co/7itRUs29vQ #politiek #Kamerleden #democratie (translated)

If the Italians were to vote at this moment, the united opposition would receive the majority bonus, and the Meloni government would lose. However, that the new 42 percent rule automatically works to Meloni's advantage is not evident from the polls, says political scientist Giovanni Orsina from the Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, by phone: "If the Italians were to vote at this moment, the united opposition would receive the majority bonus, and the Meloni government would lose." #Meloni #Kieswet #Italië (translated)

A large majority of Dutch youth, especially girls, regularly feels unsafe, both online and on the street, with shocking numbers indicating that many have experienced sexual transgressive behavior and other forms of aggression, according to a study by KidsRights. #Veiligheid #Jongeren #SeksueelGrensoverschrijdendGedrag (translated)

Afshin Ellian asked what would happen if Islamic rules became visible in the police and the judiciary. He argued that guidelines could change under pressure from leftist and Islamic politicians, and that the VVD could permanently prevent this with strict legislation. Ellian wrote that neutrality and a neutral appearance of government bodies and their officials could be enshrined in an overarching law or in separate laws, such as the Police Act and the Judiciary Organization Act. He suggested that leftist and Islamist politicians would, in principle, never obtain a majority in both Houses to amend such a law. He also noted it was remarkable that the VVD had not proposed such legislation in recent decades. According to him, a robust law should guarantee the neutrality of the police, judiciary, and public prosecution, unlike a guideline. #neutraliteit #wetgeving #politiek (translated)

The Katwijk municipal council has agreed with a large majority to the construction plan for a 2.6 billion euro diet pill factory of Eli Lilly, the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, despite some opposition votes and concerns from residents about the environment and recreational opportunities. #EliLilly #Katwijk #farmaceutischeindustrie (translated)