No Suitable Candidates: Friesland Municipality Gives up in Search for Mayor

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In the Frisian municipality of Dantumadiel, no new mayor will be appointed for the time being, because too few suitable candidates have responded to the vacancy. The Frisian King's Commissioner Arno Brok has therefore decided to stop the procedure until after the municipal elections on 18 March 2026. The commissioner made the decision "in good consultation with the Dantumadiel confidential committee", the province reports. Only five people had r…

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The community of Dantiumadel in the north of the Netherlands has suspended its search for mayor after months that a suitable candidate could not be found.

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In the Frisian municipality of Dantumadiel, no new mayor will be appointed for the time being, because there are too few suitable candidates. The Frisian King's Commissioner Arno Brok has decided to stop the procedure until after the municipal elections in 2026. It is the first time in ten years that there are not enough suitable candidates, says Brok. In 2015, this was the last time on Vlieland.