{"id":1048,"date":"2026-03-13T08:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/heumen\/nieuws\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:46:11","slug":"democratie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/heumen\/nieuws\/democratie","title":{"rendered":"Democratie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading   heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-democratie-is-een-belangrijke-basis-voor-onze-leefgemeenschap-4460\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Democratie is een belangrijke basis voor onze leefgemeenschap.\" >\n\tDemocratie is een belangrijke basis voor onze leefgemeenschap.<\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--13 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph   paragraph__size--big   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tSamen bouwen aan een Heumen waar iedereen zich gehoord voelt\u2026 het kan w\u00e9l! \t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper 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block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tDemocratie is voor D66 meer dan een woord in onze partijnaam; het is de basis van onze leefgemeenschap. Onze lijsttrekker Bernadette Smelik ziet dat de samenwerking in de gemeenteraad goed verloopt, maar dat we nog een belangrijke stap moeten zetten: \u00e1lle inwoners van Heumen, Malden, Overasselt en Nederasselt beter betrekken bij de besluiten die we nemen.<br><br>Bernadette gelooft in een democratie waarin we besluiten nemen die goed zijn voor de meerderheid, met oog voor de minderheid. Dat begint bij naar elkaar luisteren. Je hoeft het niet altijd met elkaar eens te zijn, maar door oprechte belangstelling te hebben voor elkaars standpunt, komen we verder.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-wat-wil-bernadette-br-bereiken-6415\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Wat wil Bernadettebereiken?\">\n\tWat wil Bernadette<br>bereiken?<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tZe gaat in de gemeenteraad op zoek naar nieuwe manieren om inwoners \u00e9cht een stem te geven. Want als we elkaar weten te vinden, kunnen we ook de lastige discussies goed voeren. Denk aan:\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-lists  block-lists__color--black\">\n\t\t<p class=\"paragraph  paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default\">\n\t\t\t<\/p><ul class=\"block-lists lists__lists lists__weight--medium lists__color--black lists__type--default\">\n\t<li>Een gedegen gesprek over de komst van <strong>windmolens<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Sneller beslissen over de broodnodige <strong>flexwoningen<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Ruimte maken voor <strong>grootschalige woningbouw<\/strong>, zodat er voor iedereen een plek is in onze gemeente.<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tBernadette is er klaar voor: &#8220;We moeten ons best doen om standpunten uit te wisselen en \u00e9cht naar elkaar te luisteren. 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