Overview
- Forum voor Democratie won four seats, Moerdijk Vooruit secured three, and Onafhankelijk Moerdijk holds three, reflecting gains for parties opposing the village’s abolition.
- The VVD, which backs removing the village to expand the harbour and industrial area, also won four seats and ranks among the election’s winners.
- A large council majority already voted in November to let the village of roughly 1,100 residents disappear to make room for the Powerport expansion.
- Provincial and national authorities postponed a provisional choice on the area’s future to June, with a definitive Powerport decision expected only in the coming years.
- Leaders of the two new parties said halting the plan now appears unlikely and pledged to focus on helping residents, including advocating careful compensation and relocation support.