5 months Ago
Rotterdam and Clash with Wilders
Coenradie, holder of some nationwide office, had also been a council member of Leefbaar Rotterdam like already was Eerdmans. Recalling her time in politics, Miss imThurn said: 'The collapse of the cabinet left me pretty scarred. "I was completely out of it. It was as if somebody had suddenly slammed on the emergency brake of a moving train." She did not mince her words when it came to PVV leader Geert Wilders, slamming, in particular, his plans to tackle the prison cell shortage by having eight men share a cell, which she labelled "completely idiotic and downright dangerous." She rejected Wilders' rent freeze proposal as unrealistic and comparable to offering "free beer."
He hasn't ruled out running for JA21, but won't run for leader.
Eerdmans had earlier opposed her early prisoner release scheme to combat the cell shortage, but Coenradie now understands the group's who and has said to Eerdmans. She has stressed she does not want to be the head of the party. "I could draw votes, but I wasn't built to be a leader. Political arguments devolve into personal attacks and I can't take that. I'd be prey among sharks." Eerdmans was full of praise for the fact that she was joining JA21 as a strong and reliable politician who added conviction and experience to the expanding party.
