No other district in Netherlands has a higher portion of German inhabitants (26%) than does Vaals. In the local elections on 7 March 2006, Georg Götz—a German citizen with the "Burgerbelang" (Civil Interests) party—was elected into the local council, a first in the history of the Netherlands. On 3 March 2010, he repeated his success with his own party "Betaalbaar & Duurzaam Vaals" (B&DV, Affordable & Sustainable Vaals). Babette Lemmer, a fellow German citizen, from "Vrij & Onafhankelijk" (V&O, Free & Independent) was also elected into the local council. Since that time, Vaals has been administered by a coalition of PvdA (social democrats), B&DV, and V&O.
