Today was local elections in the Netherlands.
yellow paper in the background – list of candidates from each party. On left – newspaper listing election choices. On right – ‘stempas’ or voting card.
Of course I can’t vote yet. For the national elections you need to be a Dutch citizen. For the local elections expats can vote if they are from an EU member country, or non-EU members can vote if they have lived in the Netherlands for 5 uninterrupted years. Read more (English).
