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The Socialist Party (SP, Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a Dutch socialist political party. After the 2006 election, the Socialist Party became one of the major parties of the Netherlands with 25 seats of 150, an increase of 16 seats. The party is in opposition against the fourth cabinet Balkenende Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box: A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... 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. ... The fourth Balkenende cabinet or Balkenende IV is the current Dutch coalition cabinet. ...

Party History

Foundation until 1994

The Socialist Party was founded in October 1971 as a Maoist party named the Communist Party of the Netherlands/Marxist-Leninist (Dutch: Kommunistiese Partij Nederland/Marxisties-Leninisties, KPN/ML). This KPN/ML was formed following a split from the Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands (marxist-leninist) (Dutch: Kommunistische Eenheidsbeweging Nederland KEN(ml)). The issue that provoked the split from KEN(ml) was an intense debate on the role of intellectuals in the class struggle. The founders of KPN/ML, led by Daan Monjé, belonged to the 'Proletarian' wing of the KEN(ml), who did not want an organisation dominated by students and intellectuals. In 1972 KPN/ML changed its name to Socialistiese Partij (Socialist Party). In its early years, the Maoist SP had close links with the Communist Party of China. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Maoism or Mao Zedong Thought (Chinese: 毛澤東思想, pinyin: Máo Zédōng Sīxiǎng), also called Marxism-Leninism–Mao Zedong Thought or Marxism-Leninism-Maoism (MLM), is a variant of communism derived from the teachings of Mao Zedong (1893&#8211... Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands (marxist-leninist) (in Dutch: Kommunistische Eenheidsbeweging Nederland (marxistisch-leninistisch)) was a communist organization in the Netherlands. ... Class struggle is class conflict looked at from a Marxist, libertarian socialist, or anarchist perspective. ... The proletariat (from Latin proles, offspring) is a term used to identify a lower social class; a member of such a class is proletarian. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Communist Party of China (CPC) (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China, a position guaranteed by the countrys constitution. ...

The SP started to build an impressive network of local parties, with strong local roots. The SP had its own General practitioners' offices, provided advice to citizens and set up local action groups. It developed work within front organisations, for example a separate union called Arbeidersmacht (English: Workers' Power), a separate environmental organisation Milieu Aktie Centrum Nederland (English: Netherlands Environment Action Centre) and its own association of tenants, the Bond van Huurders en Woningzoekenden (English: League of Tenants and Seekers of Housing, BHW). Arbeidersmacht and BHW had been founded as KEN(ml) fronts, but taken over by KPN/ML at the time of the 1971 split. This work resulted in strong representation in several municipal legislatives, Gemeenteraad, notably in Oss and provincial legislatives Provinciale Staten, notably Noord-Brabant province. 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The SP practises politics close to the people, especially to the working classes. This led to controversial publications. The booklet "Gastarbeid en Kapitaal" (Migrant labour and Capital), which was published in the 1980s, denounced the migration of foreign workers into the Netherlands. It was seen as a ploy of the capitalists to reduce the class consciousness of the proletariat. There was only one solution to prevent the factionalisation of the Dutch proletariat. Foreign workers were to adapt to Dutch society or move back to their own country. This provoked some local councillors to call the SP the Centrumpartij of the left. A foreign worker (cf expatriate), is a person who works in a country other than the one of which he or she is a citizen. ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... Class consciousness is a category of Marxist theory, referring to the self-awareness of a social class, its capacity to act in its own rational interests, or measuring the extent to which an individual is conscious of the historical tasks their class (or class allegiance) sets for them. ... The Centre Party (CP later CP86, Dutch:Centrumpartij) was a Dutch political party. ...

The experience of working in legislatives however also moderated the SP. Since 1977 it attempted to enter the Tweede Kamer. The party failed in 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1989. In 1991, the party officially abandoned Marxism-Leninism, although this practice had ceased many years earlier. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... National summary Parties Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl), merger of Catholic Peoples Party, Anti Revolutionary Party and Christian Historical Union 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... National summary Parties Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij Nederland) 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... National summary Parties Center Party (Centrumpartij) Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij Nederland) Democrats 66 (Democraten 66) Evangelical Peoples Party (Evangelische Volkspartij), secession of former Anti Revolutionary Party Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) Pacifist Socialist Party (Pacifistisch Socialistische Partij) People... 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... National summary Parties Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) Democrats 66 (Democraten 66) Green Left (GroenLinks), merger of Political Party Radicals, Pacifist Socialist Party, Communist Party of the Netherlands and Evangelical Peoples Party Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) List Janmaat-Center Democrats (Lijst Janmaat-Centrumdemocraten), secession of... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ...

After 1994

In 1994 the party's first members of parliament, Remi Poppe and Jan Marijnissen were elected. Its slogan was 'Vote Against' (Dutch: Stem tegen). In the 1990s, the major leftist party, the Labour Party (PvdA), moved to the centre, thus making the SP and the green GroenLinks viable alternatives for some left-wing voters. In 1998 the party was rewarded for its opposition to the purple government and it more than doubled its seats to five. In 1999 Erik Meijer was elected into the European Parliament for the SP. Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament The 1994 elections led to a landslide loss for the governing coalition of PvdA and CDA. The two liberal parties, VVD and D66 profited from this. ... Johannes Guillaume Christianus Andreas Marijnissen (Oss, 8 October 1952, usually known as Jan Marijnissen) is a Dutch politician for the Socialist Party. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... This article is about the Dutch political party. ... Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament During the 1998 election the purple coalition, with social-democrats, democrats and liberals fortified its majority. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... The 1999 election was the first election for the European Parliament after the enlargement of the European Union with Austria, Finland and Sweden. ... Erik Meijer Erik Meijer (born on 5 December 1944 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Socialistische Partij, part of the European Left and sits on the European Parliaments Committee on Transport and Tourism. ... The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary body of the European Union. ...

In 2002 the SP, as only party on the left won seats. Now its slogan was 'Vote in Favor' (Dutch: Stem Voor). It nearly doubled to nine seats. This result was kept in the 2003 elections. Leading up to the 2003 elections, the SP was predicted to win as much as 24 (16%) seats in the polls. These gains failed to materialise however, as many potential SP voters chose to cast strategic votes for the Labour Party (PvdA), who stood a good chance of winning the elections. In the 2004 European elections its one seat was doubled to two. Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament Introduction The Dutch general election of 2002, held on May 15, 2002 was completely focused on the assassination of populist leader Pim Fortuyn, who questioned all forms of policies undertaken by the “purple cabinet” of Wim Kok. ... Introduction The Dutch general election of 2003 held on January 22, 2003 was held after the fall of the first Balkenende cabinet on October 16, 2002. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ...

In the 2005 referendum on the European Constitution the SP was the only left-wing party in parliament to oppose the European constitution. The party grew dramatically in polls but fell slightly after the referendum. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1121 KB) gesehen bei der europaweiten Protestkundgebung gegen die EU Dienstleistungsrichtlinie am 19. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1121 KB) gesehen bei der europaweiten Protestkundgebung gegen die EU Dienstleistungsrichtlinie am 19. ... On 1 June 2005 a consultative referendum was held in the Netherlands to ask whether the country should ratify the proposed Constitution of the European Union. ...

The municipal elections of 2006 saw a huge success for SP, more than doubling its total number of seats. This can in part be explained by the fact that the party participated in many more municipalities, but it can also be seen as a reaction to the so-called 'right-wing winter' in national politics. In a reaction to these results, Marijnissen declared that "SP has grown up today". Posters of political parties of the 2006 municipal elections in Delft The Dutch municipal elections of 2006 were held on March 7, 2006. ...

After the untimely end of Balkenende II and the minority government of Balkenende III, the SP gained 16 seats in the parliament after the 2006 elections, nearly tripling in size. With 25 seats, the SP became the third party of the Netherlands. In the 2006-2007 cabinet formation the SP was unable to work out its programmatic differences with the Christian Democratic Appeal, the largest party and remained in opposition against the social-christian fourth cabinet Balkenende. The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands formed on May 27, 2003. ... The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende has been in office in the Netherlands from May 27, 2003. ... 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. ... Following the 2006 general election, held on November 22, a process of cabinet formation has started. ... The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch AppÃ¨l) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... The fourth Balkenende cabinet or Balkenende IV is the current Dutch coalition cabinet. ...

In the provincial elections of 2007 the SP gained 54 provincial legislatures more than in the provincial elections of 2003 and made it to a total of 83 provincial legislatures.

Name

The party was founded as the Communist Party of the Netherlands/Marxist-Leninist (Dutch: Kommunistiese Partij Nederland/Marxisties-Leninisties, KPN/ML) in 1971. In 1972 it adopted the name Socialistiese Partij, which was spelled in the progressive spelling of that era with -iese instead of -ische. In 1993 the party changed its name to the conventionally spelled Socialistische Partij.

Ideology and issues

The party has a democratic socialist ideology. In its manifesto of principals it calls for a society where human dignity, equality and solidarity are most important. Its core issues are employment, social welfare and investing in education, public safety and health care. The party opposes privatisation of public services and is a critic of globalization. Human dignity is an expression that can be used as a moral concept or as a legal term. ... Social equality is a social state of affairs in which certain different people have the same status in a certain respect, minimally at least in voting rights, freedom of speech and assembly, and property rights. ... Solidarity (Polish: ; full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarity â€” NiezaleÅ¼ny SamorzÄ…dny ZwiÄ…zek Zawodowy SolidarnoÅ›Ä‡) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the then Lenin Shipyards, and originally led by Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... ... This is an article about the modern meaning of the term public safety. ... Health care or healthcare is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions. ... A KFC franchise in Kuwait. ...

Representation

Leadership

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Johannes Guillaume Christianus Andreas Marijnissen (Oss, 8 October 1952, usually known as Jan Marijnissen) is a Dutch politician for the Socialist Party. ...

Members of the Lower House of Parliament

After the 2006 elections the party has twenty five representatives in the Lower House of parliament: Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament The 1994 elections led to a landslide loss for the governing coalition of PvdA and CDA. The two liberal parties, VVD and D66 profited from this. ... Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament During the 1998 election the purple coalition, with social-democrats, democrats and liberals fortified its majority. ... Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament Introduction The Dutch general election of 2002, held on May 15, 2002 was completely focused on the assassination of populist leader Pim Fortuyn, who questioned all forms of policies undertaken by the “purple cabinet” of Wim Kok. ... Introduction The Dutch general election of 2003 held on January 22, 2003 was held after the fall of the first Balkenende cabinet on October 16, 2002. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ...

Johannes Guillaume Christianus Andreas Marijnissen (Oss, 8 October 1952, usually known as Jan Marijnissen) is a Dutch politician for the Socialist Party. ... Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament The 1994 elections led to a landslide loss for the governing coalition of PvdA and CDA. The two liberal parties, VVD and D66 profited from this. ... Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament During the 1998 election the purple coalition, with social-democrats, democrats and liberals fortified its majority. ... Harry van Bommel (born 24 June 1962 in Helmond) is a Dutch politician for the Socialist Party Harry van Bommel was born on 24 June 1962 in Helmond. ... Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament During the 1998 election the purple coalition, with social-democrats, democrats and liberals fortified its majority. ... The Eerste Kamer (literally First Chamber in Dutch) is the Upper House or Senate of the Netherlands parliament, the States-General. ... Elections in the Netherlands for the Tweede Kamer of Parliament Introduction The Dutch general election of 2002, held on May 15, 2002 was completely focused on the assassination of populist leader Pim Fortuyn, who questioned all forms of policies undertaken by the “purple cabinet” of Wim Kok. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... The Eerste Kamer (literally First Chamber in Dutch) is the Upper House or Senate of the Netherlands parliament, the States-General. ...

Members of the Upper House of Parliament

Development of the number of seats in the Upper House or Senate, of the 75 available:

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Members of the European Parliament

Development of the number of seats in the Upper House, of the between 600 to 700 available:

SP MEPs are part of the faction European United Left - Nordic Green Left. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... GUE-NGL logo The European United Leftâ€“Nordic Green Left is a socialist and communist political grouping within the European Parliament. ...

After the 2004 European Parliament elections the party has two representatives in the European Parliament: Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ... The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary body of the European Union. ...

Erik Meijer Erik Meijer (born on 5 December 1944 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Socialistische Partij, part of the European Left and sits on the European Parliaments Committee on Transport and Tourism. ...

Local and provincial government

The SP provides no Queen's Commissioners or mayors. Dutch mayors and Queen's Commissioners are appointed by the Minister of the Interior; the SP opposes this procedure, and wants mayors to be elected by the municipality council. Nor is the SP part of any provincial executive, Gedeputeerde Staten. The SP is part of several municipal executives, Colleges van Burgemeester en Wethouders notably in Oss and Nijmegen. There are two levels of local government in The Netherlands, the provinces and the municipalities. ... The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area (2006) - Municipality 57. ...

Electorate

Organization

The SP has over 50,000 members and has grown considerably since it entered parliament in 1994 making it the third largest party in members.

Organizational structure

The highest organ of the SP is the party council, formed by the chairs of all local branches and the party board, it convenes at least four times a year. The party board is elected by the party congress, which is formed by delegates from the municipal branches. The congress decides on the order of the candidates for national and European elections and it has a final say over the party program.

The official chair of the party board is Jan Marijnissen, who also is chair of the parliamentary party. In the Netherlands it is traditional to separate these two offices. The real leader of the party's organisation is the general secretary. The party board further consists of regionally and nationally elected members and the head of the party's youth wing and the editor of the party's magazine. Johannes Guillaume Christianus Andreas Marijnissen (Oss, 8 October 1952, usually known as Jan Marijnissen) is a Dutch politician for the Socialist Party. ... The term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions, parties or associations. ...

The SP is sometimes criticised for its allegedly hierarchical organisation. Critics claim not many things are decided within the national party, or even its local branches, without the consent of its leader Jan Marijnissen.^[2] A hierarchy (in Greek: , it is derived from -hieros, sacred, and -arkho, rule) is a system of ranking and organizing things or people, where each element of the system (except for the top element) is subordinate to a single other element. ...

The SP remains a very active in extra-parliamentary protest. Many of its members are active in local campaigning groups, often independent groups dominated by the SP, or in the SP neighbourhood centres, where the party provides help for the working classes.

Two Trotskyist entrist groups currently operate within the SP, Offensive and International Socialists. The SP decided not to allow membership of both the SP and the International Socialists. The similar but very small group Offensief is not considered a factor of power and its approximately 20 members are not banned. Members of the party Socialist Alternative Politics also operate within the SP. Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... Entryism (or entrism or enterism) is a political tactic by which a smaller organisation joins a (usually hostile) larger organisation in an attempt to either gain recruits, influence or both. ... Offensief (Dutch for offensive) is a Trotskyist organisation that operates within the Dutch Socialist Party in an entryist fashion. ... International Socialists (Dutch: Internationale Socialisten) is a revolutionary, Trotskyist organisation in the Netherlands. ... The Socialist Alternative Politics or Socialist Workers Party (Socialistische Alternatieve Politiek or Socialistische Arbeiderspartij) is a political party in the Netherlands without parliamentary representation. ...

Linked organisations

The youthwing is called ROOD, jong in de SP (English: RED, Youth within the SP; the word rood is officially written in capitals, but is not an acronym). The SP publishes the magazine the Tribune monthly (which was also the name of a historical CPN newspaper). ROOD, jong in de SP (Dutch for RED, young in the SP) is a Dutch youth wing linked to the Socialist Party. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form. ... The Communist party of the Netherlands (CPN, in Dutch Communistische Partij Nederland) was a communist party of the Netherlands. ...

International organisations

The SP is a member of the European United Left. The party is unaffiliated with either the Party of the European Left or the Nordic Green Left Alliance. The European United Left–Nordic Green Left is a socialist and communist political grouping within the European Parliament. ... The European Left party is a political party at European level and an association of socialist and communist political parties in the European Union. ... The Nordic Green Left Alliance (NGLA) is a green and socialist political party at the European level founded in Reykjavík on February 1, 2004. ...

Relationships to other parties

The SP has always been in opposition. On many issues the SP is the most leftwing party in parliament. Between 1994 and 2002 the PvdA had a conscious strategy to isolate the party, always voting against their proposals. The party however did cooperate well with GroenLinks. After the for the PvdA desastrous election result in 2002, the Labour Party, now back in opposition, did also cooperate with the SP, against some of the policies of the right-wing Balkenende government, and their relationship improved significantly. New tensions arose however after the elections of 2006, when the SP approached the PvdA in electoral support, and the PvdA joined the government, whereas the SP did not. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article is about the Dutch political party. ...

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Categories: Political parties established in 1971 | Socialist parties | Political parties in the Netherlands | Dutch socialist parties This article lists political parties in the Netherlands. ... The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch AppÃ¨l) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... The Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) is a Dutch liberal political party. ... This article is about the Party of Freedom previously known as Group Wilders. ... GroenLinks (GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green political party. ... The ChristianUnion (in Dutch: ChristenUnie, CU) is a relatively young Dutch orthodox Protestant political party. ... Democrats 66 (in Dutch: Democraten 66, D66, official name: Politieke Partij Democraten 66) is a Dutch progressive-liberal and radical-democratic political party. ... The Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren) is a political party in the Netherlands without parliamentary representation. ... The Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP, literally Constitutional Reformed Party) is a Dutch constitutional theocratic political party following conservative Christian principles, in the tradition of the Dutch Reformed Church. ... The Eerste Kamer (literally First Chamber in Dutch) is the Upper House or Senate of the Netherlands parliament, the States-General. ... The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch AppÃ¨l) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... The Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) is a Dutch liberal political party. ... GroenLinks (GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green political party. ... Democrats 66 (in Dutch: Democraten 66, D66, official name: Politieke Partij Democraten 66) is a Dutch progressive-liberal and radical-democratic political party. ... The ChristianUnion (in Dutch: ChristenUnie, CU) is a relatively young Dutch orthodox Protestant political party. ... Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn) is a political party in the Netherlands. ... The Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP, literally Constitutional Reformed Party) is a Dutch constitutional theocratic political party following conservative Christian principles, in the tradition of the Dutch Reformed Church. ... The Independent Senate Group (Onafhankelijke Senaatsfractie) is a parliamentary group in the Dutch Senate with one senator, representing several provincial parties. ... The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary body of the European Union. ... The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch AppÃ¨l) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... The Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) is a Dutch liberal political party. ... GroenLinks (GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green political party. ... Europe Transparent (Europa Transparant) is a political party in the Netherlands. ... The ChristianUnion (in Dutch: ChristenUnie, CU) is a relatively young Dutch orthodox Protestant political party. ... The Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP, literally Constitutional Reformed Party) is a Dutch constitutional theocratic political party following conservative Christian principles, in the tradition of the Dutch Reformed Church. ... Democrats 66 (in Dutch: Democraten 66, D66, official name: Politieke Partij Democraten 66) is a Dutch progressive-liberal and radical-democratic political party. ...

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