Bettendorf's recent decision to exit the Nordstad merger will be overturned after Minister for Home Affairs Léon Gloden ruled the council's secret ballot vote as unlawful.
In an interview with our colleagues from RTL Radio on Saturday, Minister for Home Affairs Léon Gloden announced that the Bettendorf municipal council's decision to withdraw from the Nordstad merger will be annulled.
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The council had voted at the end of September, via a secret ballot, to exit the proposed merger, which aims to unify Bettendorf, Diekirch, Erpeldange-sur-Sûre, Ettelbruck, and Schieren into a single municipality. The outcome of the vote effectively halted negotiations for the merger.
However, Minister Gloden stated that the secret ballot used by the council was not in accordance with legal requirements. As a result, the Bettendorf municipal council will need to hold another vote, this time publicly.
