The StemWijzer creators received the Machiavelli Award because the StemWijzer informs, confronts and stimulates. The StemWijzer has made an eminent and possibly sustainable contribution to the public information provision around elections, it has proven to be a major stimulus for the political discussion in living rooms, canteens and offices and it has shown in a creative way what internet could mean for the political participation and for stimulating responsible and involved citizenship