Gemeentebelangen, a local party, the liberal VVD and the Christian Democratic CDA together form the new coalition, with 14 of the 21 seats: Gemeentebelangen has 8, the VVD 5 and the CDA 1. GroenLinks-PvdA, the Green-Labour alliance, which with 5 seats is as large as the VVD, is left out of the coalition. Each coalition party provides one full-time alderman, and together with mayor Anno Wietze Hiemstra and municipal secretary Ruthger Schoonderbeek the aldermen form the executive. The executive will decide at its first meeting which alderman takes on which portfolios.
The parties gave their coalition agreement the title Samen bouwen aan een sterk Aa en Hunze (Building a strong Aa en Hunze together). On finances, they are aiming for a budget that by 2030 is balanced for several years ahead. They also want to renew outdated community buildings, strengthen facilities in the villages and look at how housebuilding can be speeded up. Young people will get extra attention, including for their mental health. The agreement also names traditions such as the regional language, Easter bonfires and carbide shooting on New Year's Eve, which in the coalition's view hold the villages together. Farmers must be able to keep running their businesses without extra local rules that restrict them, and nature areas must stay open to residents and tourists.
Vedder, from Annen, was Gemeentebelangen's lead candidate. After the elections on Wednesday 18 March he first became informateur, exploring which coalition was possible, because the parties had agreed beforehand that this role would go to the largest party. On Monday 30 March he recommended a coalition of Gemeentebelangen, VVD and CDA, after which he led the talks as formateur. On Thursday 21 May the three parties presented their agreement and their candidate aldermen.
The new aldermen succeed Ivo Berghuis (Gemeentebelangen), Richard Heling (VVD) and Kiena ten Brink (PvdA), whose farewell is on Tuesday 2 June at the town hall in Gieten. Heling and Ten Brink, who both have their roots in the former municipality of Rolde, announced as early as October 2025 that they would stand down after the elections.
At Gemeentebelangen, Alja Boelen becomes leader of the council group in place of Vedder, and his seat on the council goes to Hellen Lensing from Schoonloo.