Editing Diemen (section)

== Government ==
The municipal government consists of the executive [[College van burgemeester en wethouders|college of the mayor and aldermen]] and the elected [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]]. The [[Seat of local government|municipal building]] is located at the D.J. den Hartoglaan 1.

After the 2010 [[local elections]] in the [[Netherlands]], a coalition of [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] (PvdA), [[GreenLeft]] (GL), [[Democrats 66]] (D66), and [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]] (SP) was formed in Diemen. The [[burgemeester|mayor]] is {{ill|Erik Boog|nl}} (D66).<ref>{{cite web |title=Nieuwe burgemeester Diemen |url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2015/05/18/nieuwe-burgemeester-diemen |publisher=[[Government of the Netherlands]] |date=18 May 2015 |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> Following the 2018 elections, negotiations are ongoing for forming the next governing coalition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Groenlinks gaat met alle partijen in gesprek over coalitie |url=https://www.diemernieuws.nl/nieuws/politiek/97504/groenlinks-gaat-met-alle-partijen-in-gesprek-over-coalitie |publisher=DiemerNieuws.nl |date=28 March 2018 |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>

The [[City council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] of Diemen consists of 21 elected members. The seats are divided as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=Definitieve uitslag gemeenteraadsverkiezing 2018 |url=https://www.diemen.nl/inwoner/nieuws/definitieve-uitslag-gemeenteraadsverkiezing-2018 |publisher=Diemen Municipality |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
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* [[GreenLeft]] – 5 seats
* [[Democrats 66|D66]] – 4 seats
* [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]] – 3 seats
* [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] – 3 seats
* Leefbaar Diemen – 2 seats
* Ouderenpartij Diemen – 2 seats
* [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] – 1 seat
* Ons Diemen – 1 seat
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