PHILIPSBURG:--- The Council of State of the Netherlands (Raad van Staten) of the Netherlands has rejected St. Maarten's candidate former chairlady of Parliament Gracita Arrindell. The current government had proposed Arrindell to take up the vacant seat in the Raad van Staten when the UP/ De Weever coalition was formed.
SMN News has been reliably informed that the decisions for rejecting Arrindell as a candidate is that she is under qualified and does not have the experience that is required to be on the council. This is not the first time a candidate have been rejected by the State.
Arrindell was supposed to replace now Minister of Justice Dennis Richardson who left his post to take up the position as Minister of Justice of St. Maarten.
Efforts made to reach Arrindell on Tuesday for a comment proved futile as she did not answer her phone.
