Kelly Uiterwijk to leave North Holland provincial council while Ralf Dekker weighs another term

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Kelly Uiterwijk of JA21 and Ralf Dekker of Forum for Democracy, both North Holland provincial councillors with additional political roles, have responded to the possibility that holding such dual roles will no longer be allowed. Uiterwijk, 32, plans to leave the provincial council after the elections in March. Dekker, 69, is still considering whether to seek a third term after the 17 March elections.

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Proposal to ban political double mandates

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D66 and Pro are preparing legislation to bar politicians from combining membership of the House of Representatives with political posts in a municipality or province. The parties said such combinations can create, or appear to create, conflicts of interest and cannot be properly performed alongside the workload of parliamentary office. Politicians can currently receive payment for each role they hold. Interior Minister Pieter Heerma said he viewed the proposal positively and supported reviewing double mandates in the interest of balanced power relations across levels of government. The proposal has not yet been formally submitted. Forum for Democracy said it would not support it, arguing that voters should judge whether politicians can perform combined roles.