Party chairman of the CDA Hans Huibers (62) is leaving. Huibers had been chairman of the party for less than two years and, especially in recent weeks, received fierce criticism of the procedure surrounding the new party leader. He would also be ‘unreachable’ too often this summer. Huibers denies the anonymous allegations and ‘cannot and does not want to work in such an environment’, he reports to this news site.
A spokesperson for the party confirms the departure of the party chairman and reports on behalf of Huibers: ,,In recent days, reports have appeared about me about things that were not handled properly. The messages contain anonymous quotes with half and whole untruths. Those who know me better know that this is not true. I cannot and do not want to work in such an environment.”
In order not to ‘burden’ the presentation of the new CDA party leader with fuss about his role, Huibers will resign immediately. Incidentally, he was already planning to announce his departure in September, sources say.
Next Monday it will be announced who will lead the party in the November elections, which is later than with many other parties. CDA members grumble about this state of affairs and Huibers’ role as the person with final responsibility in that procedure. “If it takes that long, stories will just keep coming in the press, like the last week,” says a source close to the party leadership.
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Last week it was announced that prominent party member Mona Keijzer (54) is leaving the CDA out of dissatisfaction with the internal lobby for Hubert Bruls as new leader and the attitude of party chairman Huibers. Subsequently, Huibers was grumbled anonymously, and there were also complaints about the fact that Huibers, himself a former CDA MP, was too often ‘unreachable’ this summer because he ‘travels through Scotland with his camper’.
Two MPs have an emphatic chance for the leadership of the CDA, according to a tour of the party: Derk Boswijk (34) and Henri Bontenbal (40). That Bruls would be seriously in the race is denied by the Nijmegen mayor himself and other insiders. It is not for nothing that the profile sketch states that the party is looking for ‘new élan’, emphasize CDA members.
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2023-08-10 19:27:10
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