After the election victory in 1998 STIP was invited to join the ruling coalition and get a seat on the executive council (College van Burgemeester en Wethouders).

STIP is the only student party in the Netherlands with a representation on the local executive council.

Their platform calls for investments in sustainability, local high tech start-ups and cultural activities.

In the last years STIP has been part of local majority coalitions together with the PvdA, VVD, GroenLinks and D66.

Often this conflict remains unresolved partly because of under-representation of students within official representative organs such as the municipal council.