Yeah, parties do make that sort of thing a lot easier. In Netherland we have elections for "waterschappen" ("water council"), apparently our oldest governmenta

Yeah, parties do make that sort of thing a lot easier. In Netherland we have elections for "waterschappen" ("water council"), apparently our oldest governmental body and responsible managing surface water, dikes, etc. So obviously very important in a country like this, but I have no idea what the actual issues involved are, and yet I have to vote for these people.