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-# kieskringen
+# ondersteuningsverklaringen
+
+This repo uses a map of Dutch electoral regions ('kieskringen')
+to overlay with info about numbers of support declarations ('ondersteuningsverklaringen')
+obtained in said region.
+Obtaining such support is something every new political party
+needs to initially go through in the Netherlands in order to be deemed electable.
+
+## usage
 
 generating png:
 ```bash