Local party
OpStand.nu
Party of councillor Joop Lahaise. Only runs in Hilversum, but does not call itself a local party.
- Lead candidate
- Not yet known
- Programme
- Published
- In 2022
- New did not take part
„OpStand.nu is een vrijzinnige sociaaldemocratische partij.”Translation: OpStand.nu is a liberal social democratic party.
Profile
OpStand.nu is the party of councillor Joop Lahaise and calls itself ‘liberal social democratic’. The programme consists of nine positions, with an emphasis on equal opportunities (‘unequal investment in equal opportunities’), elected village and neighbourhood councils, and investment in neighbourhoods such as Oost. On parking, the party wants a more expensive residents’ permit, with the revenue going to neighbourhood car parks and transfer hubs, and an end to parking on the pavement.
Key positions
Summarised from the programme on the party’s website. Click “source” to read the passage itself (in Dutch).
Governance
- The municipality says honestly in advance what residents can have a say about and until when, and what happens with their input. source (opens in a new tab)
Equal opportunities
- Extra investment in schools with many children from less well-off families, and in neighbourhoods that need it. source (opens in a new tab)
Library
- Borrowing books as cheaply as possible and preferably free, at least for people in their twenties and people on low incomes, and reading rooms in neighbourhoods with many people with low literacy. source (opens in a new tab)
Merger and governance
- Elected village and neighbourhood councils modelled on the district committees in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, also for Oost, de Meent and Kerkelanden. source (opens in a new tab)
Asylum
- Reception of newcomers aimed at integration on the basis of equality, within Dutch law. source (opens in a new tab)
Economy
- Fill the station area, including Bruisend Hart, with work and meeting places instead of housing. Convert Silverpoint into a debate centre with studios and apartments. source (opens in a new tab)
Traffic
- Transfer hubs and park-and-ride at the edge of town, a more fine-meshed public transport network and a fully fledged Sportpark station. source (opens in a new tab)
Parking
- The residents’ parking permit may cost more than the current €20 a year. The revenue goes to neighbourhood car parks, parking squares and transfer hubs. source (opens in a new tab)
- An end to parking on the pavement. source (opens in a new tab)
Green spaces
- Green up paved-over neighbourhoods, scrap the policy on parking on one’s own property, and greenery in every street. source (opens in a new tab)
The profile and positions are our own summaries, translated from Dutch. Party names and quotes are original.
Election programme
(Op)Standpunten
This programme is only available on the party’s website, not as a separate document. On 29 September 2026 we saved the text in our own copy, so that you can check later what it said at the time. The programme itself is in Dutch.
- Checked on
- 29 September 2026
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At the previous election
Did not take part in 2022. Joop Lahaise is now a member of the Hilversum council.
source: Kiesraad, Databank verkiezingsuitslagen (opens in a new tab). See also previous elections in figures (in Dutch).
Candidates
The official list of candidates will be known after the session of the central electoral committee, around 9 October 2026.
Sources
Compiled by the editors. The party has not yet checked this page. Updated on 29 September 2026.