Nijmegen city council wants CDA member Hubert Bruls as its new mayor and has rejected the selection committee’s favourite, Labour MP Sharon Dijksma.

Bruls was an MP between 2002 and 2005 and then became mayor of Venlo.
Last week, it emerged the selection committee wanted Dijksma for the job – a move which generated widespread protests from councillors and locals. A poll by newspaper De Gelderlander showed 80% did not want Dijksma to get the job.
The MP, 40, did not have enough experience and no connections with the city, objectors said.
The cabinet has final say about the appointment, but usually follows the council line.