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13/1 Paintings of the Zuidas

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9/1 I Amsterdam must remain exclusive

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8/1 No city kiosk in Amsterdam yet

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‘Elections! I am ready’

1 July 2006 – The Amsterdam Left shows little sympathy for the Balkenende Government, which fell last week as a result of the Hirsi Ali affair. Even the VVD, the conservative party which is part of the national government, at the local level seems not unhappy with the prospect of elections in November.

The extreme left SP party responded instantly to the government crisis by throwing a party at the Vondel Park last night. The action platform Turn the Tide follows suit by organising a party tomorrow night at the Westerdoksdijk.

The aldermen of Amsterdam are pleased as well, the Parool reported yesterday. Ahmed Aboutaleb of the social-democrat PvdA sees ‘opportunities for the city’. He feels that the Balkenende Government did not pay sufficient attention to urban problems.

Maarten van Poelgeest of the Green Left party thinks that some decisions can be made faster, if agreements can be negotiated when a new government is formed. For example, he hopes that a decision on the new twin city Amsterdam-Almere will be made faster.

Lodewijk Asscher (PvdA) hopes that the decision to privatise Schiphol Airport will be reversed. Incidentally, the Amsterdam Municipality, being a shareholder in the airport, can still veto that decision.

Even the VVD seems not to mind that the elections, originally due for May 2007, will now take place earlier. “Elections! I am ready”, writes party leader Eric van den Burg on his weblog.

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