Voting with Volkers — How to prevent a choice overload
<p>First things first: to decide what party to vote for, you got to know which political parties fit within your interests. A good way of doing this is by filling in a <em>stemhulp</em> (votehelp). <em>Stemhulpen</em> are political tests that present you with a variety of questions (often between 25–40 questions) about all kinds of ideological and policy topics related to the elections. These tests come in various forms, but for voters in Amsterdam, the main test is the <a href="https://stemwijzer.nl/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Stemwijzer</a>. This test consists of 25 questions. Based on your answer you will get the parties of Amsterdam ranked in order of relevance from most fitting to least fitting. Important to note for the internationals is that the test is only in Dutch, but translating the webpage to English will give a good result and enable you to also take the test. Keep in mind to still also check any other political party that interests you, even if they don’t score high, as the tests can be biased/unnuanced at times.</p>
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