Student en Stad is a local political party in
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
in the
Netherlands
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. Founded in November 1993, it is one of just a few student political parties that have been able to win seats in
Dutch local elections, with other similar and successful examples being
Studenten Techniek In Politiek
Studenten Techniek In Politiek (STIP, "Technology Students In Politics") is a local political party in the Netherlands.
History
STIP was founded in 1993 and is run exclusively by students. The members of STIP rotate their seats after one year in ...
in
Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
and
Student & Starter in
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
. The party currently holds one seat on the Groningen
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
.
Although the party's general focus is on
student issues, they have not confined themselves to
single issue
Single-issue politics involves political campaigning or political support based on one essential policy area or idea.
Political expression
One weakness of such an approach is that effective political parties are usually coalitions of factions ...
student politics, but rather help decision-making on a range of local issues in Groningen.
Election results
– ''Source:''
Uitslag gemeente Groningen
Verkiezingensite
See also
* Connect Wageningen, a local party for students, young adults, and internationals in Wageningen
Wageningen () is a municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specialises in life sciences. The municipality had a population of in , of which many t ...
* Student & Starter, a local party for students, young people, and first-time homeowners in Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
* Studenten Techniek In Politiek
Studenten Techniek In Politiek (STIP, "Technology Students In Politics") is a local political party in the Netherlands.
History
STIP was founded in 1993 and is run exclusively by students. The members of STIP rotate their seats after one year in ...
(STIP), a local students' party in Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.studentenstad.nl/ (in Dutch)
Student political organisations in the Netherlands
Political parties established in 1993
Groningen (city)
1993 establishments in the Netherlands
Syncretic political movements
Local political parties in the Netherlands