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Overview

Socialism came relatively late to the Netherlands, because of its slow industrialization. In the 1860s a socialist movement began to develop. Although the socialists were aided by the foundation of the First International and of the first Dutch trade unions, united in the Algemeen Nederlands Werklieden Vereniging, a socialist party was not founded until 1881, when the Social Democratic League was founded. The slow industrialization was reflected in the support base of the first socialist parties. It wasn't the urban proletariat which supported them most, instead it were agricultural workers, who were the first to support the League. The International Workingmens Association, sometimes called the First International, was an international organization which aimed at uniting a variety of different left-wing political groups and trade union organizations which were based on the working class. ... A Trade Union (Labour union) ... is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ... The Social Democratic League (in Dutch: Sociaal-Democratische Bond, SDB) was a Dutch socialist political party. ...

Before the First World War, the socialist movement saw two major spilts: in 1894 between revolutionary anarchists and parliament-oriented socialists. The latter left the League to found the Social-Democratic Workers' Party, while the former kept control of the SDB, which was soon banned by the government. The second split was between a revolutionary Marxist opposition and a reformist-revisionist establishment. In 1907 the opposition group left the SDAP to found the Social-Democratic Party, which would become the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) after the Russian Revolution. This was one of the first splits between reformists and revolutionaries within the European labour movement. Both the revolutionaries and the reformist have their own labour union, the reformist Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen and the anarcho-syndicalist Nationaal Arbeidssecretariaat. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Communist party of the Netherlands (CPN, in Dutch Communistische Partij Nederland) was a communist party of the Netherlands. ... The Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen (English: Dutch Association of Trade Unions, NVV) was a Dutch social-democratic trade union. ...

After the Second World War, the SDAP merged with smaller left-liberal, progressive catholic and protestant groups and parties to form the Labour Party (PvdA). The founders hoped that the old social structures would be replaced by a united progressive Netherlands, the so-called Break Through, but they gained only a third of the seats in the 1946 elections. The PvdA governed the Netherlands between 1946 and 1958 with their leader Willem Drees as prime minister of a broad coalition. It became social-democratic supporting a welfare state, a mixed economy and NATO. In the 1946 the CPN performed particularly well, it had gained support because of the role of the communists in the Dutch Resistance. The city of Rotterdam after the German terror bombing during the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... Introduction After the German occupation, the party system changed by mergers and reorganisations National summary Parties Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij) Christian Historical Union (Christelijke-Historische Unie) Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij Nederland), a continuation of the Communist Party of Holland Freedom party (Partij voor de Vrijheid... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Willem Drees (July 5, 1886-May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1948 until 1958, as a member of the social-democratic Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). ... It has been suggested that Welfare capitalism be merged into this article or section. ... This box:  • • A mixed economy is an economy that has a mix of economic systems. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[2] (NATO; French: ; also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance, the Western Alliance, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. ... Members of the Dutch Eindhoven Resistance with troops of the US 101st Airborne in front of the Eindhoven cathedral during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. ...

During the 1960s and 1970s socialism was invigorated with the development of New Left-movements. In 1957 the Pacifist Socialist Party was founded, connected with the developping peace movement, it formed an alternative for the pro-American PvdA and the pro-Russian CPN. In 1967 the Nieuw Links, a group of young socialists within the PvdA gained control of the party and set out on a new course, which includes both social-democratic and New Left ideals, such as a strong welfare state, women's liberation, environmental protection and international development. They wanted to form a progressive majority-coalition, together with their left-liberal and progressive christian allies. A group of social-democrats leave the PvdA to form DS'70. The PvdA and their allies were unsuccesful at gaining a majority however in the 1971 and 1972 elections and the PvdA's leader Joop den Uyl is forced to form a tenuous coalition with the Christian democrats. The Pacifist Socialist Party (in Dutch: Pacifistisch Socialistische Partij, PSP) is a Dutch left-socialist political party. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... National summary Parties Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij) Catholic Peoples Party (Katholieke Volkspartij) Christian Historical Union (Christelijke-Historische Unie) Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij Nederland) Ducth Middle Class Party (Nederlandse Middenstandspartij) Democratic Socialist 1970 (Democratisch Socialisten 1970), secession of the Labour Party Democrats 66 (Democraten 66... National summary Parties Anti Revolutionary Party (Anti-Revolutionaire Partij) Catholic Peoples Party (Katholieke Volkspartij) Christian Historical Union (Christelijke-Historische Unie) Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij Nederland) Democratic Socialist 1970 (Democratisch Socialisten 1970) Democrats 66 (Democraten 66) Farmers Party (Boerenpartij) Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) Pacifist Socialist... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dr. Johannes Marten Joop den Uyl (August 9, 1919 - December 24, 1987) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1973 until 1977, as a member of the socialist PvdA party. ...

During the 1980s socialism, communism and social-democracy are forced into a defensive position. The smaller socialist parties, PSP and CPN, which prospered in the 1960s and 1970s loose seats, the CPN even disappears from the Tweede Kamer in the 1986. The PvdA is confined to opposition, while the liberals and Christian democrats reform the welfare state. The socialist labour union looses members and is forced to merge witht the Catholic labour union to form the Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging. The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... National summary Parties Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) Democrats 66 (Democraten 66) Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) Pacifist Socialist Party (Pacifistisch Socialistische Partij) Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) Political Party Radicals (Politieke Partij Radicalen) Political Reformed Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij... The Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV, Federated Netherlands Labour Movement) is the largest federation of trade unions in the Netherlands. ...

In the 1990s socialists and social-democrats renew themselves. In 1989 the PSP and CPN merge with progressive christians and greens to form the GreenLeft. In 1994 Wim Kok, the new leader of the PvdA, looses a considerable number of seats, but becomes leader of the largest party. He forms an unprecedent purple coalition with progressive and conservative liberals which implements a Third Way policy, including privatisation of public companies, legalisation of prostitution and euthanasia and some institutional reforms. In 1994 a small formerly Maoist party, the Socialist Party (SP) also enters parliament. GroenLinks (GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green political party. ... Willem Wim Kok ( ) (born September 29, 1938 in Bergambacht) is a Dutch politician. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... Third way can refer to: The Third Way, an economic and political idea that positions itself between democratic socialism and laissez-faire capitalism, combining the ordoliberal social market with neo-liberalism. ... Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands. ... In 2002 Netherlands legalized euthanasia. ... The Socialist Party (SP, Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a Dutch socialist political party. ...

In 2007 the PvdA re-enters the coalition, now with christian-democrats and orthodox reformed. The SP has won an unprecedented 25 seats in the 2006 elections. Since 2004, the GreenLeft has radically renewed its image now promoting itself as a left-liberal party, possibly breaking with its socialist roots. After the 2006 general election, held on November 22, a process of cabinet formation has started. ... Dutch Tweede Kamer seats as of 2006 The 2006 Dutch general elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday, November 22, 2006, and followed the call for new elections after the fall of the Second Balkenende cabinet. ...

Timeline

SDB

• 1881 The Social Democratic League (Dutch: Sociaal Democratische Bond; SDB) is founded.
• 1893 Moderate faction leaves the SDB to found the ⇒Social-Democratic Workers' Party. The SDB is consequently forbidden but continues as the secret Socialist League.
• 1900 The last members of the Socialist League join the ⇒SDAP.

The Social Democratic League (in Dutch: Sociaal-Democratische Bond, SDB) was a Dutch socialist political party. ...

SDAP

• 1894 Social-Democratic Workers' Party (Dutch: Sociaal Democratische Arbeiderspartij; SDAP) is founded by the so-called Twelve apostles, including Pieter Jelles Troelstra.
• 1907 A group of revolutionary Marxists are removed from party ranks and found the ⇒SDP.
• 1932 A group of orthodox Marxisits leave the SDAP to found the Independent Socialist Party (Dutch: Onafhankelijk Socialistische Partij; OSP), which in 1935 would merge with the ⇒RSP.
• 1941 The SDAP is forbidden by the German occupying force.
• 1946 The SDAP merges into the ⇒Labour Party.

Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860-1930) was a Dutch politician active in the socialist workers movement. ...

CPN

• 1907 A group of revolutionary Marxists are removed from SDAP party ranks and found the Social Democratic Party (Dutch: Sociaal-Democratische Partij; SDP).
• 1918 The SDP form a common parliamentary party with BCS and SP.
• 1918 The SDP changes its name to Communist Party Holland (Dutch: Communistische Partij Holland; CPH) to conform to Comintern rules.
• 1937 The CPH changes its name to Communist Party of the Netherlands (Dutch: Communistische Partij Nederland; CPN) to increase international clarity.
• 1941 The CPN is forbidden by the German occupying force and goes into illegal resistance.
• 1958 The moderate Bruggroep leaves the CPN to found the Socialist Workers' Party, in 1963 it joins the PSP.
• 1964 A Maoist group is removed from the party ranks. They form the Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands (marxist-leninist), which would become the SP
• 1983 The orthodox communist League of Communists in the Netherlands leave the CPN. In 1992 they would become the New Communist Party-NCPN.
• 1989 The CPN joins the GreenLeft together with the ⇒PSP, Political Party Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party.

The Communist party of the Netherlands (CPN, in Dutch Communistische Partij Nederland) was a communist party of the Netherlands. ... A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ... The Communist party of the Netherlands (CPN, in Dutch Communistische Partij Nederland) was a communist party of the Netherlands. ... The Comintern (Russian: Коммунистический Интернационал, Kommunisticheskiy Internatsional – Communist International, also known as the Third International) was an international Communist organization founded in March 1919, in the midst of the war communism period (1918-1921), by Vladimir Lenin and the Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik), which intended to fight by all available means, including... The Communist party of the Netherlands (CPN, in Dutch Communistische Partij Nederland) was a communist party of the Netherlands. ... Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands (marxist-leninist) (in Dutch: Kommunistische Eenheidsbeweging Nederland (marxistisch-leninistisch)) was a communist organization in the Netherlands. ... NCPN symbol New Communist Party-NCPN (Nieuwe Communistische Partij-NCPN) is a Dutch communist political party, founded in 1992 by a group of CPN-members who refused to join GroenLinks (Green Left) together with the rest of the CPN. The NCPN publishes a newspaper titled Manifest (Manifesto) which appears once... GroenLinks (GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green political party. ... The Political Party Radicals (in Dutch: Politieke Partij Radicalen, PPR) is a Dutch Leftwing christian and green political party. ... The Evangelical Peoples Party (Dutch: Evangelische Volkspartij) was a party of the Christian left in the Netherlands it was represented in the Dutch Parliament between 1982 and 1986. ...

BCS

• 1907 The League of Christian Socialists (Dutch: Bond Christen Socialisten; BCS) is founded.
• 1918 The BCS form a common parliamentary party with SDP and SP.
• 1919 The BCS dissolves.

The League of Christian Socialists (in Dutch: Bond Christen-Socialisten, BCS) was a Dutch christian socialist political party. ... A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ...

SP (interbellum)

• 1918 The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij; SP) is founded by members of the anarcho-syndicalist union, Nationaal Arbeidssecretariaat.
• 1918 The SDP form a common parliamentary party with BCS and SDP.
• 1928 The SP dissolves, many of its members would join the ⇒RSP.

The Socialist Party (in Dutch: Socialistische Partij, SP) was a Dutch revolutionary syndicalist libertarian socialist political party. ... A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ...

RSP

• 1929 The Revolutionary Socialist Party (Dutch: Revolutionair Socialistische Partij; RSP) is founded by Henk Sneevliet, a former member of the ⇒CPH.
• 1935 The Independent Socialist Party, which split from the ⇒SDAP in 1932 merges with the RSP to form the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (Dutch: Revolutionair Socialistische Arbeidersparty; RSAP).
• 1941 The RSP is forbidden by the German occupying force and forms the illegal resistance group Marx-Lenin-Luxemburg Front.

The Revolutionary Socialist Party (in Dutch: Revolutionair Socialistische Partij, RSP) was a dutch left-communist political party. ... Henk Sneevliet (May 13, 1883 - April 13, 1942) was a Dutch Communist, who was active in both the Netherlands and the Dutch East-Indies. ... The Marx-Lenin-Luxemburg-Front was a resistance movement founded by Henk Sneevliet, Willem Dolleman and Ab Menist, some months after the German invasion of The Netherlands on 10 May 1940. ...

PvdA

• 1946 The Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid; PvdA) is by ⇒SDAP the Christian Democratic Union, the Freethinking Democratic League and several resistance groups
• 1948 A small group of former Freethinking Democrats leaves the PvdA to join the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
• 1970 A group of conservative social-democrats leaves the PvdA to found ⇒DS70.

For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... The Christian-Democratic Union (in Dutch: Christelijk-Democratische Unie) was a minor christian left party in the Netherlands in the interbellum. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Historical liberal parties | Netherlands political parties ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ...

PSP

• 1957 The Pacifist Socialist Party (Dutch: Pacifistisch Socialistische Partij) is founded by a group of politically homeless, former members of the ⇒PvdA and ⇒CPN and people involved in the peace movement.
• 1974 A troskyist group leaves the PSP to found the League of International Communists, which would become Socialist Alternative Politics.
• 1985 A group who opposes further cooperation with ⇒CPN and the Political Party Radicals, led by MP Fred van der Spek leaves the party to found the Party for Socialism and Disarmament, which would become the Pacifist Socialist Party '92.
• 1989 The PSP joins the GreenLeft together with the ⇒CPN, Political Party Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party.

The Pacifist Socialist Party (in Dutch: Pacifistisch Socialistische Partij, PSP) is a Dutch left-socialist political party. ... The Socialist Alternative Politics or Socialist Workers Party (Socialistische Alternatieve Politiek or Socialistische Arbeiderspartij) is a political party in the Netherlands without parliamentary representation. ... The Political Party Radicals (in Dutch: Politieke Partij Radicalen, PPR) is a Dutch Leftwing christian and green political party. ... GroenLinks (GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green political party. ... The Political Party Radicals (in Dutch: Politieke Partij Radicalen, PPR) is a Dutch Leftwing christian and green political party. ... The Evangelical Peoples Party (Dutch: Evangelische Volkspartij) was a party of the Christian left in the Netherlands it was represented in the Dutch Parliament between 1982 and 1986. ...

DS70

• 1970 Democratic Socialists 1970 (Dutch: Democratisch Socialisten '70; DS70) is founded by a group of former members of the ⇒PvdA.
• 1983 DS70 is officially dissolved, many of its members return to the ⇒PvdA.

SP

• 1971 The Communist Party of the Netherlands/Marxist-Leninist (Dutch: Kommunistiese Partij Nederland/Marxisties-Leninisties, KPN/ML) splits from the Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands (marxist-leninist), which had split from the CPN
• 1972 The KPN/ML renames itself Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistiese Partij; SP)
• 1993 The SP renames itself Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij; SP)

The Socialist Party (SP, Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a Dutch socialist political party. ... Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands (marxist-leninist) (in Dutch: Kommunistische Eenheidsbeweging Nederland (marxistisch-leninistisch)) was a communist organization in the Netherlands. ...

GreenLeft

• 1989 The GreenLeft (Dutch: GroenLinks; GL) is formed by the ⇒PSP, the ⇒CPN, the green Political Party of Radicals and the progressive Christian Evangelical People's Party.

GroenLinks (GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green political party. ... The Evangelical Peoples Party (Dutch: Evangelische Volkspartij) was a party of the Christian left in the Netherlands it was represented in the Dutch Parliament between 1982 and 1986. ...

Socialist leaders

• Social-Democratic League: Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis
• Social-Democratic Workers' Party: Pieter Jelles Troelstra
• Communist Party of the Netherlands: Paul de Groot
• Revolutionary Socialist Party: Henk Sneevliet
• Labour Party: Willem Drees, Joop den Uyl, Wim Kok, Wouter Bos (current)
• Socialist Party: Jan Marijnissen (current)
• GreenLeft: Femke Halsema (current)

Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis (December 31, 1846–November 18, 1919) was the Netherlands first prominent socialist. ... Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860-1930) was a Dutch politician active in the socialist workers movement. ... Henk Sneevliet (May 13, 1883 - April 13, 1942) was a Dutch Communist, who was active in both the Netherlands and the Dutch East-Indies. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Willem Drees (July 5, 1886-May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1948 until 1958, as a member of the social-democratic Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dr. Johannes Marten Joop den Uyl (August 9, 1919 - December 24, 1987) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1973 until 1977, as a member of the socialist PvdA party. ... Willem Wim Kok ( ) (born September 29, 1938 in Bergambacht) is a Dutch politician. ... Drs. ... Johannes Guillaume Christianus Andreas Marijnissen (Oss, 8 October 1952, usually known as Jan Marijnissen) is a Dutch politician for the Socialist Party. ... Femke Halsema attending a demonstration Femke Halsema (Haarlem, April 25, 1966) is a politician in the Netherlands. ...

Socialist thinkers

Influential Dutch socialist thinkers include:

• Anton Pannekoek, council communist theorist.

Anton Pannekoek Anton Pannekoek (January 2, 1873 – April 28, 1960) was a Dutch astronomer and Marxist theorist. ... Council communism is a Radical Left movement originating in Germany and the Netherlands in the 1920s. ...

See also

• History of the Netherlands
• Politics of the Netherlands
• List of political parties in the Netherlands
• Liberalism in the Netherlands