Municipal Elections in Leiden

• Promote an open, inclusive and international city where everyone feels welcome.
• Invest in quality education, lifelong learning and skills development.
• Support sustainable mobility and infrastructure, including safe cycling and public transport.
• Improve housing availability with a focus on affordability and diversity.
• Enhance participation and transparency in local decision making.

Full programme (ENG)

• Build 10,000 new affordable homes to tackle the housing shortage.
• Expand green public spaces and make streets safer.
• Reduce inequality and support vulnerable residents.
• Encourage community involvement in local decision-making.
• Promote environmental sustainability and inclusive urban development.

Full programme (ENG)

• Focus on a safe, liveable and reachable city with good mobility options for all residents.
• Ensure people can continue living in Leiden by supporting housing and reasonable living conditions.
• Create space for entrepreneurship and economic activity to help local businesses thrive.
• Solve everyday issues such as parking challenges in the city.
• Keep the “basis op orde”: making sure essential services like safety, school facilities and infrastructure work well for residents.

Full programme (NL)

• Prioritise animal welfare and animal rights in local policy, ensuring decisions consider the wellbeing of all living beings.
• Increase greenery and biodiversity across Leiden, with more genuine natural areas and space for plants and wildlife.
• Fight pollution and improve climate action, including cleaner air and measures that benefit both people and the environment.
• Support community initiatives and a fairer, more inclusive city where residents can actively contribute to local decisionmaking.
• Increase funding for animal related services, like the animal ambulance and shelter, as part of broader support for animal welfare.

Full programme (ENG)

• Promote direct democracy and citizen participation, including more referenda and stronger local involvement in decisionmaking.
• Advocate for a more affordable and fair parking policy that reflects residents’ needs.
• Focus on neighbourhood quality of life, improving safety, reducing street nuisance, and supporting community wellbeing.
• Prioritise Leiden residents on the housing market with fairer access and measures to help local citizens find homes.
• Address social issues such as care, safety, and poverty with more attention and resources.

Full programme (NL)

• Increase participation and involvement of students, starters and youth in local politics and decisionmaking.
• Improve the housing situation with a focus on students, starters and young residents.
• Promote a vibrant and lively city, including a strong day and nighttime culture and support for events.
• Support sustainability and climate action in Leiden.
• Enhance mobility and infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists and other road users.
• Improve wellbeing and safety for all residents, including mental health and community security.

Full programme (NL)

• Focus on stable, reliable and responsible local government that listens to residents and works with neighbourhoods to solve local challenges.
• Promote affordable and suitable housing for people at all stages of life and address housing shortages with realistic solutions.
• Support safe, liveable and green districts with attention to community wellbeing and quality of life.
• Strengthen the social fabric of the city by supporting families, local associations and volunteers.
• Encourage collaboration across neighbourhoods and between organisations, aiming for inclusive policies that reflect local voices.

Full programme (NL)

• Fight for social equality and strong public services for all residents.
• Push for affordable housing and prevent exploitation by landlords and housing corporations.
• Reduce inequality, especially for lowincome and vulnerable groups.
• Improve access to healthcare and social support within the community.
• Advocate for transparent local government spending and public accountability.

Full programme (NL)

• Focus on a careful, inclusive and supportive city that looks after its most vulnerable residents.
• Reduce poverty and homelessness, and improve housing support and shelter services.
• Enhance safety and quality of life in neighbourhoods, including proposals for sensible mobility limits and social cohesion.
• Support a reliable and responsive local government with practical policies like fair parking and responsible public spending.
• Promote a green and liveable city that balances development with nature and community wellbeing.

Full programme (NL)

• Support citizen participation and transparent local governance, with more opportunities for residents to be involved in decisionmaking.
• Promote sustainability and climate action, aiming for ambitious environmental policies and greener cities.
• Encourage inclusive local policy ensuring all residents can participate fully and benefit from municipal services.
• Advocate for accessible and efficient public services, simplifying support systems and improving quality of life.
• Back innovation and connectivity, including better infrastructure, mobility, and longterm sustainable growth.

Full programme (NL)

• Advocate for returning power to residents and increasing local decisionmaking, including through binding referendums.
• Push for lower taxes and less financial burden from government.
• Oppose unaffordable climate policy and favour a different approach to local environmental rules.
• Support tighter control over immigration and asylum policies at the local level.
• Champion greater local autonomy and decisionmaking power for municipalities.

Full programme (NL)