This statistic shows the outcome of a survey done in the Netherlands in 2016 in which respondents were asked the following question: ''If you could elect a mayor directly, would you like him or her to have more or less authority?'' As of 2016, roughly 55 percent of the respondents indicated they would like the mayor to have as much influence as he or she has now.
If you could elect a mayor directly, would you like him or her to have more or less authority?*
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Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. (July 6, 2016). If you could elect a mayor directly, would you like him or her to have more or less authority?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/701399/desired-influence-of-chosen-mayors-in-the-netherlands/
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. "If you could elect a mayor directly, would you like him or her to have more or less authority?*." Chart. July 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701399/desired-influence-of-chosen-mayors-in-the-netherlands/
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. (2016). If you could elect a mayor directly, would you like him or her to have more or less authority?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701399/desired-influence-of-chosen-mayors-in-the-netherlands/
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. "If You Could Elect a Mayor Directly, Would You like Him or Her to Have More or Less Authority?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701399/desired-influence-of-chosen-mayors-in-the-netherlands/
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, If you could elect a mayor directly, would you like him or her to have more or less authority?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701399/desired-influence-of-chosen-mayors-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
If you could elect a mayor directly, would you like him or her to have more or less authority?* [Graph], Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, July 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/701399/desired-influence-of-chosen-mayors-in-the-netherlands/