Dutch headline: `The whole of Amsterdam hates Femke Halsema as mayor´
(WorldNews Netherlands)

Eberhard was temporarily replaced by Jozias van Aartsen, the former mayor of The Hague. Under his administration that city acquired its first no-go zones. He oversaw a similar project in Amsterdam. In Holland`s municipal elections, people vote for persons, not for parties. But is there is one problem however: people can not vote for a mayor or even which alderman actually represents voters in the city council. That is decided behind closed doors by the parties, and GreenLeft won the most votes in Amsterdam. Thus they get to decide who will be mayor. It is possible for a popular politician to be elected with preferential votes, but that is not...