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The new Dutch ChristianUnion leader is a “pilgrim on the plush”

18-01-2023

Western Europe

Lennart Nijenhuis, CNE.news

The new Dutch ChristianUnion leader is a “pilgrim on the plush”

Outgoing party leader Gert-Jan Segers transfers the party leadership to his successor Mirjam Bikker. Photo ANP, Lex van Lieshout

Western Europe

For the first time in history, the Dutch governing ChristianUnion has a female party leader. With Mirjam Bikker, the outgoing Gert-Jan Segers gets a solid lawyer with much political experience as a successor.

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