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Encyclopedia > Libertarian Party (Netherlands)
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The Netherlands
Politics is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ...



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Politics and government of
the Netherlands
This has been converted to Image:Netherlands coat of arms large. ... Politics of the Netherlands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy, where the prime minister of the Netherlands is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system with about 15 parties at national elections. ...

The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ... Beatrix of the Netherlands (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau) (born January 31, 1938), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, styled HM The Queen is the Queen of The Netherlands, having acceded to the throne in 1980. ... The cabinet of the Netherlands or council of ministers plans and implements government policy. ... The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende has been in office in the Netherlands from May 27, 2003. ... The Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Minister-President in Dutch) is the chairman of the council of ministers and active executive authority of the Dutch government. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende ▶ (help· info) (* May 7, 1956) is Prime Minister of The Netherlands since July 22, 2002. ... The Estates-General (Staten-Generaal) is the parliament of the Netherlands. ... The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... The Eerste Kamer (literally First Chamber in Dutch) is the Upper House or Senate of the Netherlands parliament, the States-General. ... This article lists political parties in the Netherlands. ... Elections in the Netherlands gives information on election and election results in the Netherlands. ... In the Netherlands, the Council of State is a constitutionally established advisory body to the government which consists of members of the royal family and Crown-appointed members generally having political, commercial, diplomatic, or military experience. ... |- |} The European Union or EU is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 25 European states. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... The drug policy of the Netherlands is based on two principles: Drug use is a public health issue, not a criminal matter The distinction between hard drugs and soft drugs It is a pragmatic policy. ... The Netherlands abandoned its traditional policy of neutrality after World War II. The Dutch have since become engaged participants in international affairs. ...

The Libertarian Party (Dutch:Libertarische Partij) is a Dutch political party. It was founded in 1993 and took part in the elections of 1994 for the Dutch House of Representatives. Its founder and chairman is Toine Manders (not to be confused with the VVD MEP with the same name), who works for the Haags Juristen College. A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... Toine Manders Toine Manders (born on 14 March 1956 in Stiphout) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliaments Committee on the Internal Market...


External link

  • www.libertarischepartij.nl (in Dutch)


 

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