It’s national election day here. I sauntered down to the polling station this afternoon to pencil in my red dot next to GroenLinks (The Green Left). I was a zwevende kiezer for a while, not sure if I shouldn’t give my vote to the Socialistische Partij (Socialist Party), but in the end I stuck with GroenLinks.
The polling stations close at 21:00. After that, it will slowly become clear whether we’re going to get rid of the current bunch of fuckers. Don’t get me wrong; Jan-Peter Balkenende seems like an honest enough kind of bloke, scrupulous and convinced his cabinet is doing the right thing for this country, but there’s just no forgiving the way he limply followed Bush straight into an unjustified and illegal war. And then there’s that loose cannon Verdonk, who should have been sacked on multiple occasions for the way she bungled the Schiphol fire, the Hirsi-Ali affair, etc.
No, it’s time to install a government that will stand up to playground bullies like the US and pay some attention to the environment, while there’s still one to get upset about.
We can dream, anyway.
I just took the stemwijzer and it recommended me SP. Only problem is that their policy of not allowing dual citizenship would be a deal breaker for me. So good for you and Sarah for voting choosing Groen Links instead!
The Stemwijzer had recommended I vote for the Partij voor de Dieren (Party For The Animals). I would have liked to do so, but I found them too much of a single issue party for my liking. I do think it’s great, though, that they managed to secure a couple of seats in parliament.
Kieskompas had told me to opt for the Partij van de Arbeid (Labour Party), but there were a number of reasons I didn’t want to follow that advice.
As for the SP, I actually didn’t know their standpoint on dual nationality, so that’s good to know. I’m very happy for Eloïse that she has dual Dutch and American citizenship, although her American citizenship actually carries with it more obligations than privileges.