Overview
- PRO, VVD, D66, Volt and the CDA have reached a coalition agreement and will present their negotiated plans to the public this Friday.
- The municipal council will formally appoint the new aldermen in a special meeting on 9 July, when the executive can begin work.
- The coalition holds exactly 23 of 45 seats, giving Volt and the CDA — each with one seat — disproportionate leverage over portfolio allocation.
- Negotiators discovered a structural youth‑care shortfall measured in tens of millions of euros per year, a fiscal problem the agreement must address through spending shifts or other measures.
- Key personnel decisions remain pending but PRO is expected to take the largest share of wethouders posts and incumbent negotiators from D66, VVD and PRO have signaled they want roles; the presentation on Friday should clarify portfolios and who will serve.