Politics with backbone. Digital. Social. European.
Direct candidate & list position 10 on the Volt NRW state list for the Städteregion Aachen.
📍 Herzogenrath · 43 years · Expert Citizen (Sachkundiger Bürger)
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News and Updates
235,824 daily measurements from 14 DWD stations, 1970–2025: +1.4°C warming, summer days doubled, frost days halved. Facts against AfD climate denial – 100% raw DWD data.
On 30 June the KJHA meets. 10 agenda items – from playground measures to KiBiz reform to the bilingual daycare survey. Here are my positions and reasoning on each item.
Nine speakers were announced for the AfD rally in Merkstein. I have compiled publicly available information on each person – with sources. No assessment, no promotion, just facts.
The budget consolidation plan threatens massive cuts to youth, family and clubs. I have analysed the documents and calculated alternatives.
Volt Aachen/Städteregion has nominated the candidates for the state election on 25 April 2027. I am running as direct candidate.
In Berlin I ran for the federal board. My speech and topics: digital expertise, modern party structures, collaboration.
On Wednesday I meet the treasurer of the city of Herzogenrath. My briefings on Children & Family and Staff & Digitalisation are prepared.
Regular updates on youtube.com/@MarcelVPolitik
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Three priorities for modern politics in NRW
Open Source instead of expensive licences. Digital processes instead of paper. €20 million saved through digitalisation – without social cuts.
Go to Digital Alternative →Against sweeping cuts to children and families. For affordable childcare, good after-school programmes and genuine youth participation.
Go to Family Briefing →Pan-European politics in NRW. Cross-border cooperation with Kerkrade. Volt values: pragmatic, evidence-based, forward-looking.
Volt in Herzogenrath →"I want politics that is about good ideas – not party affiliation."
– Marcel Verkooyen
Nominated for the Youth Welfare Committee on proposal of the FDP faction – politics across party lines.
Active in Herzogenrath, the Städteregion and NRW
Former deputy state chair NRW. List position 10 for the 2027 state election. Candidate for federal board 2026.
Pan-EuropeanPersonnel/Digitalisation (PDA), Education/School Construction (ABS), Child/Youth Welfare (KJHA).
City of HerzogenrathFormer chair of the Youth Office Parents' Council. Delegate to the NRW State Parents' Council 2022.
Family PolicyEuregio. Cross-border projects with Kerkrade. Making Europe tangible on the ground.
Cross-BorderPress and Media Coverage
AACHENER ZEITUNG
Der 42-Jährige tritt für Volt an und will Bürgermeister von Herzogenrath werden.
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WDR
3:34 Min. Video-Interview mit Marcel Verkooyen zur Kommunalwahl.
→Beitrag in der WDR Lokalzeit Münsterland zur Kommunalwahl.
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VOLT DEUTSCHLAND
Volt Herzogenrath – Die paneuropäische Kraft vor Ort.
→Volt und Die Linke treten in Herzogenrath mit einer gemeinsamen Liste an.
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VOLT DEUTSCHLAND
Alexandra Radermacher und Marcel Verkooyen nehmen die nächste Hürde für die Bundestagswahl.
→Marcel Verkooyen und Hannah von Thenen als Sachkundige Bürger in zentralen Ausschüssen.
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VOLT DEUTSCHLAND
Danke für Tausende Stimmen. Erstmals ist Volt auch in der Städteregion vertreten.
→Alle Antworten, Abstimmungsverhalten und Questions & Answers zu Marcel Verkooyen.
→Vergleiche alle Parteien und Kandidaten zur Bundestagswahl 2025 – unabhängig und überparteilich.
→Erfolg für Volt NRW und die Demokratie.
→Nach der Verhandlung beim Verfassungsgerichtshof NRW zeigt sich Marcel Verkooyen kämpferisch.
→Ideas, questions or collaboration? I look forward to the exchange.
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